Project Gutenberg 1997-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 41751 Sterne, Laurence 1713 1768 Yorick, Mr. The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Opinions_of_Tristram_Shandy,_Gentleman Sue Asscher, Stephen Radcliffe and David Widger "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne is a novel written in the early 18th century. This unconventional work offers a humorous and often digressive narrative that revolves around the life and thoughts of the protagonist, Tristram Shandy, as he reflects on the events leading up to his birth and his experiences thereafter. The novel challenges traditional storytelling methods, intertwining philosophical musings with comedic anecdotes that detail Tristram's opinions and his family's eccentricities. At the start of the novel, Tristram reflects on the importance of his conception, expressing wishful thoughts about how better planning from his parents could have altered his life significantly. He critiques the interruptions caused by mundane concerns, such as the winding of a clock, which he humorously suggests disrupted the alignment of his "animal spirits" during conception. His father, a stickler for order, and mother, equally stubborn, engage in discussions that reveal their contrasting personalities. The opening chapters introduce the narrative's whimsical tone and set the stage for a broader exploration of identity, fate, and the absurdities of life as viewed through Tristram's unique perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Stream of consciousness fiction Experimental fiction Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction Infants -- Fiction Fetus -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1200578 2025-07-31T09:03:54.330098 text/html 1283491 2021-10-27T04:24:38 text/html 1851604 2025-07-31T09:04:13.037514 application/epub+zip 1875117 2025-07-31T09:03:59.245052 application/epub+zip 543011 2025-07-31T09:03:57.275073 application/epub+zip 2366170 2025-07-31T09:04:22.724539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2267278 2025-07-31T09:04:11.391524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918131 2022-09-01T09:31:17.284636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1114066 2025-07-31T09:03:52.039139 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1113796 2021-10-27T04:15:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18360 2025-07-31T09:04:22.878420 application/rdf+xml 19186 2025-07-31T09:03:57.850051 image/jpeg 4150 2025-07-31T09:03:57.561065 image/jpeg 1664869 2025-07-31T09:03:54.451102 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia