The Works of J.W. von Goethe, Vol. IV (in 14 volumes) - von Goethe Johann Wolfgang

“A creation of importance could be produced only when its author isolates himself.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in Truth and Fiction Relating to my Life

The Works of J.W. von Goethe, Vol. IV—Truth and Fiction Relating to my Life Vol. I , by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is part of a 14-volume set originally published in 1901–1902. Truth and Fiction Relating to my Life, Vol. I (published between 1811–1814), is an autobiography by Goethe that comprises the time from the poet's childhood to the days in 1775, when he was about to leave for Weimar.