'I can promise to be candid not however to be impartial'A selection of the most insightful maxims & reflections from one of Germany's greatest ever thinkers Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) Goethe's works available in Penguin Classics are Faust Part I Faust Part II Maxims & Reflections Elective Affinities The Sorrows of Young Werther Selected Poetry amd Italian Journey 1786-1788