Egmont

A five-act tragedy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written between 1775 and 1787 and set in the Netherlands during the revolt against Spanish rule. It portrays Count Egmont, a beloved general whose clash with Spanish oppression leads to his downfall.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›German and Dutch plays›Weimar classics and Romantics, 1786 to 1832

Reader

Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›German and Dutch plays›Weimar classics and Romantics, 1786 to 1832