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Faust

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

First published
1808
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"Faust: A Tragedy" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragic play in two parts, with Part One published in 1808 and Part Two in 1832. When Mephistopheles bets God he can corrupt the scholar Faust, a fateful wager begins. Faust agrees to serve the devil in the afterlife—but only if Mephistopheles can give him a moment so perfect he wishes it would last forever. What follows involves seduction, tragedy, and a journey through earthly and mystical realms, testing the limits of knowledge, desire, and redemption.

  • Tragedies (Drama)
  • Faust, -approximately 1540

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #63203. Faust on Wikipedia.

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