Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (English translation: The Sorrows of Young Werther) is a 1774 novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a controversial cult classic[?] in its day.

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The original text can be found online in the German adaptation of Project Gutenberg:

• Original works of Goethe (http://projekt.gutenberg.de/autoren/goethe.htm)

An english translation can be found online at:

• The Sorrows Of Young Werther (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2168)