An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne in Bloomington, MN

Aimed at readers with little or no prior knowledge of Laurence Sterne or his writings, Simon Webb's book offers a brief but comprehensive biography of the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey, and includes up-to-date analyses of all his major works. This new study attempts to put Sterne, his writings and his characters in the context of the eighteenth century in Europe: a time of enlightenment, but also of ignorance, corruption and slavery.