Der 1774 erschienene Briefroman «Die Leiden des jungen Werther» von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spielt in der Zeit um 1771 in der deutschen Kleinstadt Wahlheim. Werther, ein junger Mann aus bürgerlichen Verhältnissen, schildert in einer Reihe von Briefen, die von Mai 1771 bis Dezember 1772 datiert sind, seinem Jugendfreund Wilhelm die Erlebnisse und Gefühle, die schließlich zu seinem Selbstmord führen; das Ende wird von einem fiktiven Herausgeber berichtet. Als Maler hat Werther sich in einer...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst times," so begins the famous first lines of one of Charles Dickens most popular novels. «A Tale of Two Cities» is a story set in the late 18th century during the French Revolution and the title cities in question are that of London and Paris. At the heart of the novel is the story of a young Englishman who sacrifices his life to save the husband of a woman he loves. «A Tale of Two Cities» is a classic love story set against the backdrop of...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst times," so begins the famous first lines of one of Charles Dickens most popular novels. «A Tale of Two Cities» is a story set in the late 18th century during the French Revolution and the title cities in question are that of London and Paris. At the heart of the novel is the story of a young Englishman who sacrifices his life to save the husband of a woman he loves. «A Tale of Two Cities» is a classic love story set against the backdrop of...
