Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… met Elisabeth Draper, the wife of an official in the East India Company, with whom he became infatuated and started a correspondence. In reference to Eliza’s time in India, Sterne would use the name of ‘Bramin’ while Eliza would be referred to as ‘Bramine’. The correspondence displays the passion in which Sterne seemed to have been absorbed. When she sailed for India, Sterne …
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