Briefe an eine Freundin (Letters to a Female Friend) is a collection of personal correspondence by Wilhelm von Humboldt, the great Prussian philosopher, linguist, educational reformer, and statesman. Humboldt, founder of the University of Berlin and elder brother of the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, was one of the central intellectual figures of German Classicism and Neo-Humanism.
These German-language letters, written with warmth, intellectual rigor, and personal candor, offer an intimate view of one of history’s most formidable minds at rest. Download this free public-domain EPUB for a rare and revealing encounter with Humboldt as a private correspondent.