Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… life, culminating in the publication of A Political Romance in 1759. It is a satirical pamphlet, which is scathing towards the life of the Church in York, in the spirit of A Tale of a Tub but without the genius. While of local concern, it … Sterne proceeded to publish it at his own expense, ‘merely to feel the Pulse of the World’. 4 It was printed by Ann Ward, in York, but the first edition bears no indication of the printer on the title-page. Given the success of the book, … Gallery, London. 6 . To Dr. ******, January 30, 1760, Letters , vol. VII, p. 114. 7 . Letter from Thomas Gray to Thomas Warton, quoted by Ross, 247. Sterne returned to Coxwold, near York, to live in a house which has survived under the name …
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