A Sentimental Journey

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne, Dover Publications
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Laurence Sterne ISBN: 9780486153766
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: February 20, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: Laurence Sterne
ISBN: 9780486153766
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: February 20, 2013
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

Mr. Yorick, the sentimental traveller, refrains from the customary reflections on monuments and landscapes. Instead, he focuses on his sweet and affectionate emotions, experiencing them everywhere he goes and with every creature who crosses his path — from bursts of sympathy for a caged bird and an abused donkey, to bonhomie among peasants at dinner and flirtation with women of every social degree. Closer in spirit to a novel than a travelogue, Mr. Yorick's account of his wanderings satirizes conventional travel books, and his comic mishaps along the path to tender emotions are as much a critique of pure sentiment as they are an exploration of human sympathy. Unabridged republication of the classic 1768 edition.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Mr. Yorick, the sentimental traveller, refrains from the customary reflections on monuments and landscapes. Instead, he focuses on his sweet and affectionate emotions, experiencing them everywhere he goes and with every creature who crosses his path — from bursts of sympathy for a caged bird and an abused donkey, to bonhomie among peasants at dinner and flirtation with women of every social degree. Closer in spirit to a novel than a travelogue, Mr. Yorick's account of his wanderings satirizes conventional travel books, and his comic mishaps along the path to tender emotions are as much a critique of pure sentiment as they are an exploration of human sympathy. Unabridged republication of the classic 1768 edition.

More books from Dover Publications

Cover of the book The Father by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book African Folk Tales by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book The Heptameron by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Goblin Market and Other Poems by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Nocturnes and Barcarolles for Solo Piano by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book 1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historic Sources by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Counterexamples in Analysis by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book The Arts of the Sailor by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book The Story of Beowulf by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Gustav Mahler by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Win at Poker by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Biophysical Ecology by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Laurence Sterne
Cover of the book Philosophical Letters by Laurence Sterne
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy