Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… His liaison with the singer Catherine Fourmantel had initially helped him secure the support of David Garrick. His acquaintances were in the world of arts (David Garrick, Joshua Reynolds, who painted his portrait while he was in … to the relationship between narrator and reader. Tristram tells the reader: ‘As you proceed further with me, the slight acquaintance which is now beginning betwixt us, will grow into familiarity; and that, unless one of us is in fault, will …
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