Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 44 Traill, H. D. (Henry Duff) 1842 1900 Traill, Henry Duff Sterne Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Bill Hershey and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Sterne" by H. D. Traill is a biography written in the late 19th century, focusing on the life of the influential English writer Laurence Sterne. The book explores Sterne's early years, his literary development, and the context from which he emerged, particularly emphasizing the scant materials available for fully understanding his life and character. This biography is likely to appeal to readers interested in literary history, particularly the development of English literature in the 18th century. At the start of "Sterne," the author outlines the limited biographical information regarding Laurence Sterne's early life, detailing his birth in Clonmel in 1713 to a military family. Traill introduces the peripatetic nature of Sterne's upbringing, shaped by the struggles and misfortunes faced by his parents amidst constant relocations due to military postings. The narrative highlights the humorous and tragic elements of Sterne's early experiences that may have influenced his later works, emphasizing the complex relationship he had with his father and the impact of his mother's resilience. This opening establishes a foundation for understanding the significant yet often overlooked early influences on one of literature's whimsical and innovative figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 Novelists, English -- 18th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 359099 358990 2024-10-05T16:21:12.908794 2023-10-06T04:14:34.831920 text/html text/html 359092 358983 2024-10-05T16:21:13.159765 2023-10-06T04:14:34.995943 text/html text/html 192033 2024-10-05T16:21:18.887727 application/epub+zip 195973 2024-10-05T16:21:14.855750 application/epub+zip 195975 2024-10-05T16:21:13.763757 application/epub+zip 318451 2024-10-05T16:21:22.379698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296482 2024-10-05T16:21:18.269761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277585 2022-09-06T18:58:40.205792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341034 340976 2024-10-05T16:21:12.587872 2023-10-06T04:14:34.612938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342366 2020-12-14T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135328 2020-12-14T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342357 2020-12-14T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135235 2020-12-14T18:42:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20935 2024-10-05T16:21:22.502697 application/rdf+xml 7789 2024-10-05T16:21:14.287747 image/jpeg 2133 2024-10-05T16:21:14.022759 image/jpeg 186065 2024-10-05T16:21:13.191745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia