A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Autobiographical NovelBy Laurence Sterne
Length5h 52m
About this audiobook
Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768) follows the amiable Parson Yorick through a sequence of encounters in Calais, Paris, and beyond, where travel becomes less geography than moral perception. Written in brief, artfully interrupted scenes, the book refines the digressive wit of Tristram Shandy into a subtler fiction of sensibility. Its tenderness, irony, theatrical pauses, and attention to gesture place it at the center of eighteenth-century debates about feeling, sociability, and the Grand Tour; the promised Italy remains largely an imaginative horizon. Sterne, an Anglican clergyman and celebrated experimental novelist, wrote the work near the end of his life, after fame, illness, and continental travel had sharpened his fascination with sympathy and self-display. Yorick, Sterne's recurrent persona, allows him to mingle autobiography, performance, and moral inquiry, transforming ordinary meetings with monks, servants, women, and strangers into tests of humane responsiveness. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of the modern psychological novel, travel writing, or sentimental literature. Elegant, playful, and disarmingly intimate, it rewards readers who enjoy books that question the motives behind compassion as much as they praise its civilizing force.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length5 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 26, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Armenia: A year at Erzeroom, and on the frontiers of Russia, Turkey, and Persia (Annotated)
40The Gloves. Paris.
2Introduction
41The Translation. Paris.
3Synopsis
42The Dwarf. Paris.
4Historical Context
43The Rose. Paris.
5Author Biography
44The Fille De Chambre. Paris.
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6Introduction
45The Passport. Paris.
7Calais.
46The Passport. The Hotel at Paris.
8The Monk. Calais.
47The Captive. Paris.
9The Monk. Calais.
48The Starling. Road to Versailles.
10The Monk. Calais.
49The Address. Versailles.
11The Desobligeant. Calais.
50Le Patissier. Versailles.
12Preface. In the Desobligeant.
51The Sword. Rennes.
13Calais.
52The Passport. Versailles.
14In the Street. Calais.
53The Passport. Versailles.
15The Remise Door. Calais.
54The Passport. Versailles.
16The Remise Door. Calais.
55The Passport. Versailles.
17The Snuff Box. Calais.
56Character. Versailles.
18The Remise Door. Calais.
57The Temptation. Paris.
19In the Street. Calais.
58The Conquest.
20The Remise.
59The Mystery. Paris.
21The Remise. Calais.
60The Case of Conscience. Paris.
22The Remise. Calais.
61The Riddle. Paris.
23In the Street. Calais.
62Le Dimanche. Paris.
24Montreuil.
63The Fragment. Paris.
25Montreuil.
64The Fragment. Paris.
26Montreuil.
65The Fragment, and the Bouquet. Paris.
27Montreuil.
66The Act of Charity. Paris.
28A Fragment.
67The Riddle Explained. Paris.
29Montreuil.
68Paris.
30The Bidet.
69Maria. Moulines.
31Nampont. The Dead Ass.
70Maria.
32Nampont. The Postilion.
71Maria. Moulines.
33Amiens.
72The Bourbonnnois.
34The Letter. Amiens.
73The Supper.
35The Letter.
74The Grace.
36Paris.
75The Case of Delicacy.
37The Wig. Paris.
76Analysis
38The Pulse. Paris.
77Reflection
39The Husband. Paris.
78Memorable Quotes
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