Project Gutenberg 2020-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 117 Sterne, Laurence 1713 1768 Yorick, Mr. Oeuvres complètes, tome 1 Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Œuvres complètes, tome 1" by Laurence Sterne is a collection of literary works, likely penned in the early 19th century. This volume contains both biographical elements about Sterne himself and the first part of his notable work "Tristram Shandy." The collection explores themes related to authorship, identity, and the nature of narrative while offering insights into Sterne's life and his innovative literary style. The opening of the volume serves as an introduction to Sterne's life, detailing his upbringing, his modest clerical career, and the factors that contributed to his rise as a renowned author. It recounts his struggles with obscurity and his eventual success with "Tristram Shandy," which garnered both acclaim and criticism, indicating the author's complex relationship with fame. The narrative delves into the peculiarities of Sterne's character, his literary ambitions, and the whims that inspired his distinctive, digressive storytelling style, setting the stage for a work rich in humor and insightful commentary on human nature and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr English fiction -- 18th century -- Translations into French Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 -- Correspondence -- Translations into French Sermons, English -- 18th century -- Translations into French PR Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance FR Nouveautés FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Biographies Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 431474 2025-07-24T12:18:40.824939 text/html 414541 2024-10-17T17:18:05 text/html 455353 2025-07-24T12:18:46.356886 application/epub+zip 458455 2025-07-24T12:18:41.635968 application/epub+zip 218827 2025-07-24T12:18:41.232927 application/epub+zip 610074 2025-07-24T12:18:50.477413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560724 2025-07-24T12:18:45.964888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321537 2022-09-27T22:14:37.629981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405139 2025-07-24T12:18:40.102896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385193 2024-10-17T17:18:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18558 2025-07-24T12:18:50.622372 application/rdf+xml 11516 2025-07-24T12:18:41.315925 image/jpeg 2007 2025-07-24T12:18:41.274910 image/jpeg 435463 2025-07-24T12:18:40.879959 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