A Sterne, Laurence 1713-1768 creator text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Political Romance" by Laurence Sterne is a satirical pamphlet published in 1759. This allegorical work transforms a bitter church career dispute into a comic village squabble over used clothing. Written to support his patron in an embarrassing ecclesiastical rivalry, Sterne's sharp satire was so effective that the Archbishop of York demanded all copies be burned. Though suppressed immediately after publication, this first venture into fiction proved a turning point: at age 46, Sterne discovered his gift for humorous writing and soon began his celebrated novel "Tristram Shandy." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Political_Romance Release date is 2007-01-02 Produced by Jerry Kuntz Original publication data not identified Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20257 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20257 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133452.0 20257