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Who was described by Virginia Woolf, in one of her essays, as "one of the most consistent satirists in the whole of literature"?
a. Jane Austen
b. Miguel de Cervantes
c. Henry Fielding
d. François Rabelais
e. Laurence Sterne
f. Oscar Wilde
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Laurence Sterne

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avg rating: 3.80 | 1,659 ratings | 259 reviews | 64 distinct works | 9 fans

	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: The Florida Edition by Laurence Sterne, Melvyn New (Editor), Joan New (Editor) avg rating 3.91 — 868 ratings — published 1759 102 editions	my rating:
	A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne avg rating 3.28 — 234 ratings — published 1967 33 editions	my rating:
	Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne avg rating 3.81 — 54 ratings — published 1995 2 editions	my rating:
	A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick: with The Journal to Eliza and A Political Romance by Laurence Sterne avg rating 3.44 — 18 ratings — published 1984 2 editions	my rating:
	A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings by Laurence Sterne, Tim Parnell (Editor), Ian Jack (Editor) avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2008	my rating:
	The Complete Works And Life Of Laurence Sterne V3: A Sentimental Journey Through France And Italy And The Letters Of Laurence Sterne by Laurence Sterne avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2007	my rating:
	A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - The Journal To Eliza by Laurence Sterne avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2007	my rating:
	Empfindsame Reise durch Frankreich und Italien by Laurence Sterne avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1997	my rating:
	The Works of Laurence Sterne: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. Volume 4. A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2006	my rating:
	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Vol. 1 The Text by Laurence Sterne, Melvyn New (Editor) avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1984	my rating:

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"Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading."
— Laurence Sterne

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"What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life by him who interests himself in everything."
— Laurence Sterne

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"Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine, the life, the soul of reading! Take them out and one cold eternal winter would reign in every page. Restore them to the writer - he steps forth like a bridegroom, bids them all-hail, brings in variety and forbids the appetite to fail."
— Laurence Sterne

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