Laurence Sterne
Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713-1768) · Writers · Died at 54
Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759-1767) and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768).
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Shandy Hall, Sterne's home in Coxwold, North Yorkshire
1760 caricature of Sterne, holding a bag of cash in one hand and Tristram Shandy in the other, promising "My next two Volumes come out at Christmas" to a crowd of people quoting the novel
Sterne painted in watercolour by French artist Louis Carrogis Carmontelle, c. 1762
Portrait bust by Joseph Nollekens, 1766, National Portrait Gallery, London
First edition of Tristram Shandy, printed in nine volumes, part of the collection of the Laurence Sterne Trust at Shandy HallAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1713 to 1768 · aged 54
