Laurence Sterne

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Laurence Sterne


Born
in Clonmel, Ireland
November 24, 1713

Died
March 18, 1768

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Laurence Sterne was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; but he also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne died in London after years of fighting consumption (tuberculosis).

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Average rating: 3.64 · 31,293 ratings · 2,421 reviews · 1,531 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Life and Opinions of Tr...

3.73 avg rating — 23,002 ratings — published 1767 — 1334 editions
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A Sentimental Journey

3.30 avg rating — 6,396 ratings — published 1768 — 1135 editions
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Tristram Shandy; and A Sent...

3.64 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 1941 — 8 editions
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A Sentimental Journey and O...

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A Sentimental Journey: With...

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Un romanzo politico

3.24 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1759 — 96 editions
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The Life And Opinions Of Tr...

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“What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within the span of his little life by him who interests his heart in everything.”
Laurence Sterne

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners”
Laurence Sterne

“I begin with writing the first
sentence—and trusting to Almighty
God for the second.”
Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Polls

September 2014 Old School Classic Poll

 
  49 votes, 23.0%

1856, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, 329 pages
 
  37 votes, 17.4%

1874, The Mysterious Island byJules Verne, 723 pages
 
  21 votes, 9.9%

1842, Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, 464 pages
 
  20 votes, 9.4%

 
  19 votes, 8.9%

 
  16 votes, 7.5%

 
  14 votes, 6.6%

 
  12 votes, 5.6%

1853, Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, 257 pages
 
  12 votes, 5.6%

1853, Villette by Charlotte Brontë, 573 pages
 
  11 votes, 5.2%

1862, No Name byWilkie Collins, 748 pages
 
  2 votes, 0.9%

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