STERNE, Laurence.
The Works of Laurence Sterne.
London: Sharpe & Son , 1819.
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"I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it"; The Works of Laurence Sterne; Elegantly Bound by Baytun Bindery
Octavo, 4 volumes. Bound by Baytun. Full leather, elaborate tooling to the spine and front panel. Marbled endpapers. In near fine condition.
Tristram Shandy is considered by many the first modern novel and Sterne the father of stream of consciousness writing. It is perhaps the most literal example of a novel available. Sterne was an Anglican Vicar who was influenced by Pope, Locke, Swift and Cervantes. His narrative devices and styles have indelibly influenced many modern and postmodern authors: James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Milan Kundera, Salmon Rushdie among others. "Shall we forever make new books, as apothecaries make new mixtures, by pouring out of one vessel into another?" (Lawrence Sterne).
The Works of Laurence Sterne.
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