Date- 2013-08-06
Laurence Sterne was born in 1713, the younger son of a landowning
Yorkshire family. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and was
ordained in 1738. Sterne's dramas were mostly personal, including
bitter quarrels with his wife and uncle, and some high profile
affairs. The publication of the first volumes of The Life and
Opinions of Tristram Shandy in 1759 made him famous throughout
Europe overnight. He went on to complete the remaining volumes over
the next seven years. Sterne died in 1768 of tuberculosis, the
condition that had dogged him for many years.
Irish-born Laurence Sterne graduated from Cambridge in 1737 and
took holy orders, becoming a prebend in York Cathedral. His
masterpiece, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy made him a
celebrity but ill-health necessitated recuperative travel and A
Sentimental Journey grew out of seven-month trip through France and
Italy. He died the year it was published, 1768.
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