Wilhelm Tell

A play by Friedrich Schiller, translated by Theodore Martin, first published in 1804. It tells the story of Wilhelm Tell, a Swiss marksman drawn into the resistance against the tyranny of Hermann Gessler, governor of Schwytz and Uri.

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

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›German and Dutch plays