Werter and Charlotte : The sorrows of Werter. A German story. : To which is annexed, The letters of Charlotte to a female friend, during her connection with Werter. : The whole of both works complete in one volume.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
For Thomas and Andrews. Sold at their bookstore, no. 45, Newbury-Street; by I. Thomas, Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews, and Penniman, Albany; and by Thomas, Andrews, and Butler, Baltimore,
October, 1798. Printing-office, no. 20, Union-Street.
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| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 33803. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | The translation of Goethe's The sorrows of Werter, wrongly attributed to Richard Graves, was probably made by Daniel Malthus from the French version of Georges Deyverdun. Cf. Die erste englische Ausgabe des "Werther." Jahrbuch der Sammlung Kippenberg V (1925): page 13ff. The letters of Charlotte, written by William James to counter Goethe's work, were published anonymously. Pages 151-154 are numbered cli-cliv. "Werter to Charlotte. (A little before his death.)" and "Suicide."--pages 145-147, in verse. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 284 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm. (duodecimo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. United States -- Massachusetts -- Worcester. United States -- New York -- Albany. United States -- Maryland -- Baltimore. |