Charlotte von Stein (1742-1827) is undoubtedly the most enigmatic woman in Goethe's life and held a significance for the poet for at least eleven years that is difficult to assess in retrospect. Throughout the years of her association with Goethe, she acquired an almost mythical aura, making it all the more cruel when the Goethe, returned from Italy, turned away from her. Goethe addressed nearly 2000 notes and letters to her, yet her contributions to the correspondence have not survived, leaving this source material open to speculation. This book aims to provide readers with the verifiable and noteworthy information while allowing the mysteries of Charlotte's love for Goethe to remain undisturbed. Aside from her relationship with Goethe, Frau von Stein was an official figure in the Weimar of her time.