The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim

This was the first novel by a German woman writer to appear in print. It was an immediate popular and critical success and Sophie von La Roche (1731-1807) found herself suddenly famous. The novel was an icon for the young writers of the 'Storm and Stress' generation of late eighteenth century. Goethe admired it and wrote The Sorrows of Young Werther under its influence.

This is the first English translation to be published since 1776 and is presented with full scholarly apparatus.

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