This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... The Countess Stolberg.who abhorred Goethe's natural marriage, was very repellent to the latter because of her unrestrained tendency to censoriousness.1 Christian Stolberg and Goethe never met afterwards. 1 Goethe to Jacobi, June 15, 1792.--Tr. Before going to Aschersleben the Duke commissioned Voigt ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... The Countess Stolberg.who abhorred Goethe's natural marriage, was very repellent to the latter because of her unrestrained tendency to censoriousness.1 Christian Stolberg and Goethe never met afterwards. 1 Goethe to Jacobi, June 15, 1792.--Tr. Before going to Aschersleben the Duke commissioned Voigt to buy the house on the Frauenplan that Goethe had occupied from 1782 to 1789. The Duke purposed to make a present of it to Goethe. After a considerable time spent in bargaining, the house was bought for 6000 thalers. While these things were going on in Weimar, Prussia, as the ally of Austria, was preparing for war with France. Goethe kept hoping that there would be no war, since " in these times of calculation we have seen a great deal of this kind of weather pass off."1 The birth of a healthy prince on May 30, 1792, was a joy to the Duke; for good omen he gave flie child the name of the great Weimar soldier Bernhard; the whole Weimar regiment stood godfather in the person of the Obristwachtmtistcr von Weyrach. During the stay of the Duke in Weimar, the rebuilding for Goethe of the newly-purchased house at the Duke's expense was sanctioned. After the Italian fashion, the six-windowed lower story was to contain, besides a large, gently-ascending staircase, only one great room with recesses. Goethe planned to live in the summer of 17 9 2 in the little Gartenhaus, while his collections should be stored in a part of the lower story of the new house, which was to be made ready at once. Here, too, he had a new camera obscura, and all kinds of instruments for his experiments. The " freedom" vertigo, which grew ever more distasteful, stirred him to composition; he began a tale, the Reise der Sohne Megaprazons, but lost the humour for it before he...
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Add this copy of Life of Goethe to cart. $18.00, good condition, Sold by Becker's Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1884 by Estes & Lauriat.
Add this copy of Life of Goethe (Volume 1) to cart. $19.45, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1883 by Macmillan.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Full cloth covers. Brown covers worn and lightly faded. Page edges slightly frayed. Binding delicate. Occasional marking. Tightly bound and internal text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Life of Goethe to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Abacus Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsford, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1884 by Macmillan.
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Illustrated. Nearly fine copy. 8vo, 796 pp., Translated by Thomas W, Lyster., Includes several fold-out facsimiles of Goethe's letters. This appears to be the first one-volume edition.
Add this copy of Life of Goethe to cart. $29.15, very good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1884 by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
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Very good. First edition without jacket on brown cloth with the authentic illustrations and facsimiles will send out 1 st class post-rare and collectable.
Add this copy of Life of Goethe; to cart. $69.86, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
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