The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M, Vol. 1 of 5

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Excerpt from The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M, Vol. 1 of 5: To Which Is Prefixed, Some Account of His Life and WritingsThe two first volumes of Tristram Shandy were now in every body's hands. All read, most approved, but few un derstood them. Those who had not entered into the ludi crous manner of Rabelais, or the pot satire of Swift, did not comprehend them, but they joined with the multi tule, and pronounced Tristram Shandy very clever. Even the reviewers recommended Mr. Shandy as a writer infinite hrlnore ingenious and entertaming' than any other of the pie-exit race of novelists, adding, his chamters were strik ing and singular, his observations shrewd and pertinent, md making a few exceptions, that his humour was easy and.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.