The Sorrows of Young Werther: An autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (unabridged edition)

The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe first published in 1774. A revised edition followed in 1787. It was one of the most important novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature and influenced the later Romantic movement. Goethe aged 24 at the time finished Werther in five-and-a-half weeks of intensive writing in January-March 1774. The books publication instantly placed the author among the foremost international literary celebrities and was among the best known of his works. Towards the end of Goethes life a personal visit to Weimar became a crucial stage in any young mans Grand Tour of Europe.