A Political Romance

Laurence Sterne (1713–1768) stands as an innovative and eccentric figure in the landscape of 18th-century literature. Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, he was an Anglo-Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. Sterne is best known for his novel 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman' which broke narrative convention and played with the structure of the novel form. He entere...