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The Journal to Eliza and Various letters

By Laurence Sterne

2020-02-23 19:51:11

Journal to Eliza is a work by British author Laurence Sterne. It was published posthumously in 1904. Sterne wrote it in the summer of 1767 as he neared the end of his life. At that time he was also writing A Sentimental Journey through France and ... Read more
Journal to Eliza is a work by British author Laurence Sterne. It was published posthumously in 1904. Sterne wrote it in the summer of 1767 as he neared the end of his life. At that time he was also writing A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, where the 'little picture of Eliza' that Yorick wears around his neck is mentioned at the outset. The journal is in the form of a diary-cum-letter and was inspired by his deep affection for Mrs. Elizabeth Draper whom he had met when she visited England in 1765-1767. She was the 22-year-old wife of an East India Company official and sister of Rawson Hart Boddam. Her husband had brought her to recuperate from illness. Given both parties were already married, the relationship was regarded as scandalous. Less

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File size1232.352 KB
Print pages382
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781376837278
Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768) was an Irish-born English novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, ...

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