Faust

Item

Title

Faust

Creator

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Date

1908

Description

Although it is stamped "Property of the Craftsman / Must be Returned to Files," this edition of Faust was never reviewed in the magazine. Its presence suggests that the library was bigger than just books received for review and that what Stickley envisioned for his employees was a library that included classics as well.

Even though Faust was not reviewed in The Craftsman, both the book and its author are frequently referenced, demonstrating that they were part of a common cultural currency to which audiences could easily relate.