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Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist and clergyman (died 1768)

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Laurence Sterne

Anglo-Irish writer and cleric (1713–1768)

Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767) and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768).
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