Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,  1749-1832 <br/><br/>
Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust  See also PG#14460 Tr. by Charles T. Brooks  Release date is 2005-01-04 
<br/><br/>Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team  Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team 
<br/><br/> "Faust [part 1]" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play published in 1808. When the Devil wagers with God that he can corrupt the striving scholar Faust, a fateful pact is sealed in blood. Mephistopheles promises to serve Faust on Earth in exchange for his soul—but only if he can offer a moment so perfect that Faust wishes to stop striving forever. What follows is a dark journey of seduction, betrayal, and tragedy involving the innocent Gretchen, whose fate becomes entangled with Faust's dangerous bargain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>German poetry -- Translations into English Legends -- Germany -- Drama Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama Magicians -- Drama 
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