Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… social and sentimental intercourse with the various characters he meets on his journey: a monk, to whom he first refuses charity, before exchanging snuff-boxes, a master of a hotel in Calais, ‘a poor devil’ (41) who becomes his servant, a …
Salons | Enlightenment | Sentiment | Novel | Celebrity | Satire | Slavery
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