Project Gutenberg 2012-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 1102 Sterne, Laurence 1713 1768 Yorick, Mr. Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman 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 Louise Hope, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne is a novel written in the early 18th century. This work is notable for its unconventional narrative style, blending humor with philosophical digressions. It follows the life of Tristram Shandy, a man reflecting on his existence and the whimsical nature of life, often delving into the lives of his eccentric family members, particularly his father and uncle. The opening of the novel immediately introduces us to Tristram Shandy's contemplative and humorous voice. He reflects on the circumstances of his conception and birth, expressing a whimsical regret that his parents did not take greater care in their actions. His father’s obsession with winding a clock at a particular time becomes a humorous metaphor for the futility of fixing one's fate. Through a series of anecdotes and asides, Sterne sets the tone for a narrative that will explore both the absurdities of life and the intricacies of character, inviting readers to join Tristram on a journey filled with digressions and humorous observations about his family and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Stream of consciousness fiction Experimental fiction Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction Infants -- Fiction Fetus -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1336074 2025-07-31T09:00:34.047123 text/html 1429401 2021-08-24T14:18:33 text/html 844632 2025-07-31T09:00:57.454482 application/epub+zip 876690 2025-07-31T09:00:40.812084 application/epub+zip 596335 2025-07-31T09:00:37.757078 application/epub+zip 1581156 2025-07-31T09:01:08.812395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1428967 2025-07-31T09:00:55.130510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 954556 2022-09-18T04:49:57.183931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1174012 2025-07-31T09:00:31.047094 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1173932 2021-08-24T14:18:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20874 2025-07-31T09:01:08.990406 application/rdf+xml 19186 2025-07-31T09:00:38.355057 image/jpeg 4150 2025-07-31T09:00:38.058055 image/jpeg 450782 2021-08-24T14:22:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 756846 2021-10-28T02:25:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 827983 2025-07-31T09:00:34.181069 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia