Laurence Sterne and "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman"
Author Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was born on this day. For those tracking 18th century English (or Anglo-Irish) comic wits, this makes him a bit younger than Swift, slightly younger than Fielding and Dr. Johnson, a little older than Goldsmith and Smollett, and quite a bit older than Sheridan. Last night at our Thanksgiving gathering, the […]