7210722 Die Leiden des jungen Werthers. Leipzig: Weygand, 1774 by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sorrows of Young Werthers First edition, first issue of a major landmark of European literature. Composed rapidly over three months in early 1774, Werther is the story of a deeply sensitive young man whose inability to reconcile his extreme passion with the demands of the real world lead ultimately to his suicide.); Photo by Christie\'s Images.