The Works of J.W. von Goethe Vol. I (in 14 volumes): with His Life by George Henry Lewes: Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Vol. I

One ought every day at least to hear a little song read a good poem see a fine picture and if it were possible to speak a few reasonable words. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Wilhelm Meisters ApprenticeshipThe Works of J.W. von Goethe Vol. I--Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship Vol. I by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is part of a 14-volume set originally published in 1901-1902. Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship the second novel by Goethe (1795) inspired by Shakespeares dramas is the story about Wilhelm Meister a member of a wealthy German family who tried to escape the empty life of a bourgeois businessman by attempting a career as an actor and playwright. This novel has had a great influence on the history of the German novel. Arthur Schopenhauer called it one of the four greatest novels ever written.