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Laurence Sterne

Born

in Clonmel, Ireland

November 24, 1713

Died

March 18, 1768

Genre

Fiction

Influences

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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 · 28,970 ratings · 2,031 reviews · 1,003 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 21,253 ratings — published 1767 — 1962 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 3.32 avg rating — 5,893 ratings — published 1768 — 1228 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 3.62 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1941 — 10 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 — 280 ratings — published 1768 — 9 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) 3.16 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1968 — 10 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 -Vol I 3.53 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2008 — 74 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 — 29 ratings — published 1759 — 348 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 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 40 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
	Complete Works of Laurence Sterne 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2000 — 30 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) 2.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — 77 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

603 likes

“Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.”
― Laurence Sterne

tags: trust

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April 2017 Old School Classic Poll

Villette by Charlotte Brontë 1853, 573 pages

61 votes, 20.2%

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper 1826, 410 pages

43 votes, 14.2%

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev 1862, 244 pages

38 votes, 12.6%

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol 1842, 512 pages

31 votes, 10.3%

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle 1883, 400 pages

28 votes, 9.3%

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 1861, 176 pages

27 votes, 8.9%

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774, 149 pages

26 votes, 8.6%

Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853, 432 pages

21 votes, 7.0%

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 1767, 784 pages

11 votes, 3.6%

Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf 1891, 368 pages

10 votes, 3.3%

The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox 1752, 464 pages

6 votes, 2.0%

302 total votes

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