The Sterne, Laurence 1713-1768 creator text utu 1997 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne is a humorous novel published from 1759 to 1767. The work purports to be a memoir, but narrator Tristram doesn't reach his own birth until the third volume. Through endless digressions, he recounts four accidents that doomed him to misfortune while depicting conflicts between his irritable father Walter and gentle Uncle Toby. The novel features sexual innuendo, unfinished sentences, and surprising visual elements including blank pages and censored paragraphs, transforming Sterne from obscure clergyman to literary celebrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman Release date is 1997-10-01 Sue Asscher, Stephen Radcliffe and David Widger Original publication data not identified Stream of consciousness fiction Experimental fiction Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction Infants -- Fiction Fetus -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1079 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1079 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133040.0 1079