[February 1858.] I already have Soden too,J — unbound, and soon at disposal. t "Home of Choice"; perhaps from Goethe's Werther, Dr. Golther suggests. — Tr. X Count J. von Soden's translation of Lope de Vega's dramas. I knew the whole catalogue before, through Schulthess * Perhaps the volume with Kaiser Otto at Florence would also be worth reading. Beyond these, Richard's translations seem to me not uninteresting, as far as the matter goes.? We might also think of Cervantes' tales— I possessed them once myself. For the rest, I can still help out awhile with my own provision ; I'm — reading little. Best thanks for Iphigenie [his own revision of Gluck's?]. Herewith a present from Strassburg ; J no p&ti de foie gras, though, our God be praised ! Shall we see each other this afternoon, perhaps ?
Richard Wagner
Source: Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck, translated by Ellis, No. 40