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Laurence Sterne

Born

in Clonmel, Ireland

November 24, 1713

Died

March 18, 1768

Genre

Fiction

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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 works • Similar authors

	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 23,002 ratings — published 1767 — 1334 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sentimental Journey 3.30 avg rating — 6,396 ratings — published 1768 — 1135 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tristram Shandy; and A Sentimental Journey 3.64 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 1941 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings by Laurence Sterne, Tim Parnell (Editor), Ian Jack (Editor) 3.08 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 1768 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sentimental Journey: With The Journal to Eliza and A Political Romance by Laurence Sterne, Ian Jack (Editor) 3.17 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1968 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Un romanzo politico 3.24 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1759 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life And Opinions Of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman; Volume 2 3.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2008 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy and Continuation of the Bramine's Journal by Laurence Sterne, Melvyn New (Editor), W. G. Day (Editor) 2.62 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delphi Complete Works of Laurence Sterne 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2000 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: & a Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; Volume 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Laurence Sterne (?)

“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

tags: curiosity, inspirational

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

tags: manners, morality, morals, respect

616 likes

“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

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September 2014 Old School Classic Poll

1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, 144 pages

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%

1848, The Lady of the Camellias byAlexandre Dumas, 240 pages

19 votes, 8.9%

1874, Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, 480 pages

16 votes, 7.5%

900, The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights by Anonymous, 906 pages

14 votes, 6.6%

1759, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman byLaurence Sterne, 588 pages

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%

213 total votes

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