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Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My LifeJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life

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Original author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an autobiography written between 1811-1833. Goethe chronicles his first twenty-six years, from childhood in Frankfurt through passionate love affairs to his departure for Weimar in 1775. Blending scientific observation, historical context, and artistic license, he deliberately selected and shaped memories—some factual, some fictional—to create a vivid portrait of his development as a poet. The title itself warns readers: this is both truth and creative fiction interwoven.

Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5733.

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19 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: By Thomas Carlyle (1)8,669 words
  2. 2.Introduction: By Thomas Carlyle (2)3,673 words
  3. 3.Part THE FIRST: First Book (1)8,877 words
  4. 4.Part THE FIRST: First Book (2)8,729 words
  5. 5.Part THE FIRST: First Book (3)8,919 words
  6. 6.Part THE FIRST: First Book (4)8,875 words
  7. 7.Part THE FIRST: First Book (5)8,938 words
  8. 8.Part THE FIRST: First Book (6)8,918 words
  9. 9.Part THE FIRST: First Book (7)8,923 words
  10. 10.Part THE FIRST: First Book (8)8,828 words
  1. 11.Part THE FIRST: First Book (9)1,334 words
  2. 12.Part THE SECOND (1)8,876 words
  3. 13.Part THE SECOND (2)8,906 words
  4. 14.Part THE SECOND (3)8,612 words
  5. 15.Part THE SECOND (4)8,883 words
  6. 16.Part THE SECOND (5)8,885 words
  7. 17.Part THE SECOND (6)8,927 words
  8. 18.Part THE SECOND (7)8,816 words
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