John Oxenford (1812–77) was a playwright, critic and gifted translator. His two-volume translation of the autobiography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) first appeared in 1848–9. Among the greatest literary figures of his day, Goethe recounts here the sorrows, passions and achievements of h...

John Oxenford (1812–77) was a playwright, critic and gifted translator. His two-volume translation of the autobiography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) first appeared in 1848–9. Among the greatest literary figures of his day, Goethe recounts here the sorrows, passions and achievements of his life.