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Laurence Sterne
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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culture · Anglo-Irish writer and cleric (1713–1768) · writer · novelist · autobiographer · theologian · journalist · parson · also Laurence Sterne, Lorens Stern, Sterne
Born 24 November 1713 · Died 18 March 1768 · Q218960
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s published attacks on the Tory party earned him career favours from the church (including a prebendary of York Minster), but also harsh personal criticism. Sterne abruptly abandoned his political writing, leading to a permanent falling-out with his uncle, and stalling his ecclesiastical career. In 1744, Sterne purchased several pieces of farmland in Sutton, with the hope that raising crops and dairy cattle would supplement his household
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2026· 2 entries
“s published attacks on the Tory party earned him career favours from the church (including a prebendary of York Minster), but also harsh personal criticism. Sterne abruptly abandoned his political writing, leading to a permanent falling-out with his uncle, and stalling his ecclesiastical career. In 1744, Sterne purchased several pieces of farmland in Sutton, with the hope that raising crops and dairy cattle would supplement his household”
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2024· 1 entry
Le Figaro: Mort de Guy Jouvet, l’extraordinaire traducteur de Laurence Sterne
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2022· 1 entry
Fabula: Laurence Sterne, Voyage sentimental en France et en Italie
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2018· 2 entries
The Guardian: The Life and Opinions of Laurence Sterne: the first unapologetic literary celebrity
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Fabula: Laurence Sterne, Voyage sentimental
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2014· 1 entry
ActuaLitté: "Laurence Sterne, est le seul héritier de Rabelais et de Cervantès“ (Claro)
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2013· 2 entries
The Guardian: Laurence Sterne at 300 - quiz
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The Guardian: The 100 best novels: No 6 – The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1759)
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2008· 1 entry
The Guardian: Laurence Sterne
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1969· 2 entries
By the Laurence Sterne Trust
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Amongst 11,500 skulls disinterred, several were identified with drastic cuts from anatomising or a post-mortem examination
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1893· 1 entry
Correcting some factual errors on the memorial stone
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1768· 1 entry
Died 1768-03-18.
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1713· 1 entry
Born 1713-11-24.
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