Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
I want to read the book!
All characters reduced
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman - cover

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman

Laurence Sterne

Publisher: Open Road Media

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

The bawdy and satirical eighteenth-century novel: “A comic tour de force whose humor, of observation and incident, explodes on to every page” (The Guardian, “The 100 Best Novels”).   Written in 1759 and published in nine volumes, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman was a literary sensation. An experimental, fictional autobiography, it broke the traditional rules of chronological storytelling. Tristram tells his tale his own way, peppering in opinions and random anecdotes throughout the events of his life—starting from his almost interrupted conception. The novel features such memorable characters as Tristram’s parents, his tender uncle Toby, the “man-midwife” Dr. Slop, and pastor Yorick.   “Tristram Shandy and its author, Laurence Sterne, are so intensely modern in mood and attitude, so profanely alert to the nuances of the human comedy, and so engaged with the narrative potentiality of the genre that it comes as something of a shock to discover that the novel was published during the seven years war.” —The Guardian, “The 100 Best Novels”

Other books that might interest you

  • Inner Tube - A Novel - cover

    Inner Tube - A Novel

    Hob Broun

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    After a family tragedy, a man chases consolation—or is it oblivion?—by traveling through some seedy locales of place and spiritEarly on in Hob Broun’s second novel, the mother of the unnamed narrator, a failed actress, commits suicide by putting her head through a television. That fact, together with our hero’s desire for his ex-girlfriend’s older sister, prompts a radical departure as he quits his job cataloging old television shows and sets off on a westward journey. Pursuing solace in unlikely places, he embarks on a string of just-as-unlikely romances, including ones with a motel maid and an archaeology professor. But can anything distract him from the painful emptiness within? In the desert, finally free of society, a self-reckoning awaits.Bracing in its vision, Inner Tube is a fearless and often bitingly funny novel about what happens when our civilized veneers are shed.
    Show book
  • Undercover - A Sexy Trans Romance Short Story From Steam Books - cover

    Undercover - A Sexy Trans...

    Steam Books, Melody Lewis

    • 0
    • 1
    • 0 
    Erin is a woman with two dark secrets, which is why she never thought she’d fall in love. When she does, however, it is head over heels - and with a man who has a secret of his own.WARNING: This 5,263-word short story (about 26 pages) is a steamy read that features explicit scenes of passionate lovemaking and sexual themes and may be too much for some readers to handle!
    Show book
  • House Guests House Pests - A Natural History of Animals in the Home - cover

    House Guests House Pests - A...

    Richard Jones

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Today we live in snug, well-furnished houses surrounded by the trappings of a civilised life. But we are not alone – we suffer a constant stream of unwanted visitors. Our houses, our food, our belongings, our very existence are under constant attack from a host of invaders eager to take advantage of our shelter, our food stores and our tasty soft furnishings. 
 
From bats in the belfry to beetles in the cellar, moths in the wardrobe and mosquitoes in the bedroom, humans cannot escape the attentions of the animal kingdom. Nature may be red in tooth and claw, but when it's our blood the bedbugs are after, when it's our cereal bowl that's littered with mouse droppings, and when it's our favourite chair that collapses due to woodworm in the legs, it really brings it home the fact that we and our homes are part of nature too. 
 
This book represents a 21st century version of the classic Mediaeval bestiary. It poses questions such as where these animals came from, can we live with them, can we get rid of them, and should we? Written in Richard Jones's engaging style and with a funky-retro design, House Guests, House Pests will be a book to treasure.
    Show book
  • Mornings at Bow Street - cover

    Mornings at Bow Street

    John Wight

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    This is a collection of various articles found in Morning Herald columns. Some are found interesting, some may be hilarious! The 84 pieces of this book are actual reports throughout the 1870s newspaper written by the reporter, John Wight and Illustrated by George Cruikshank (Summary by Chris Caron)
    Show book
  • Morgan Murphy: Irish Goodbye - cover

    Morgan Murphy: Irish Goodbye

    Morgan Murphy

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Morgan Murphy brings dry and self-deprecating wit to the stage for this hilarious, gin-soaked special. Murphy's first target is always herself, but won't hesitate to bring down everyone from Planned Parenthood to teenage sexters.
    Show book
  • The Amazing Book of Knock Knock Jokes - cover

    The Amazing Book of Knock Knock...

    Jack Goldstein

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Knock, knock. Who's there? The Amazing Book of Knock Knock Jokes. The Amazing Book of Knock Knock Jokes who? The Amazing ummm...let's start again.This audio-book, The Amazing Book of Knock Knock Jokes, contains 150 hilarious jokes for kids of all ages, as well as a short section on the history of the joke style that will probably interest your parents (but it's OK - you can skip over that bit).The author believes that every single one of these jokes will make your head fall off with laughter and your sides split with mirth, so highly recommends exercising caution. Although wouldn't it be great if your head really did fall off?! Let's find out....©2017 Jack Goldstein Books (P)2017 Jack Goldstein Books
    Show book