The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Laurence Sterne

Feb 2014 · Harper Collins

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Laurence Sterne’s beloved comic novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is the “biography” of Tristram Shandy—a wonderfully humorous and eccentric narrator who guides the reader from his conception to his birth, and on to his life as an adult. The twists and turns of Tristram’s life expose him to such memorable characters as Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Parson Yorick, Dr. Slop and the Widow Wadman—whose own stories enrich the central narrative of Tristram’s life.

Published in nine separate volumes from 1759 – 1767, Tristram Shandy is recognized today as one of the first modern novels in English literature. Since its publication over 250 years ago, Sterne’s classic has influenced numerous reproductions for both the stage and screen, including the 2006 ‘mokumentary’ Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Steve Coogan.

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About the author

Irish-born Laurence Sterne was an eighteenth century English author and Anglican clergyman. Though he is perhaps best known as a novelist, Sterne also wrote memoirs, articles on local politics, and a large number of sermons for which he was quite well known during his lifetime. Sterne’s works include The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, and the satire A Political Romance (also known as The History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat). Sterne died in 1768 at the age of 54.

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