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
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (23K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, Amazon
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)
26Montreuil.
2Introduction
27Montreuil.
3Synopsis
28A Fragment.
4Historical Context
29Montreuil.
5Author Biography
30The Bidet.
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6Introduction
31Nampont. The Dead Ass.
7Calais.
32Nampont. The Postilion.
8The Monk. Calais.
33Amiens.
9The Monk. Calais.
34The Letter. Amiens.
10The Monk. Calais.
35The Letter.
11The Desobligeant. Calais.
36Paris.
12Preface. In the Desobligeant.
37The Wig. Paris.
13Calais.
38The Pulse. Paris.
14In the Street. Calais.
39The Husband. Paris.
15The Remise Door. Calais.
40The Gloves. Paris.
16The Remise Door. Calais.
41The Translation. Paris.
17The Snuff Box. Calais.
42The Dwarf. Paris.
18The Remise Door. Calais.
43The Rose. Paris.
19In the Street. Calais.
44The Fille De Chambre. Paris.
20The Remise.
45The Passport. Paris.
21The Remise. Calais.
46The Passport. The Hotel at Paris.
22The Remise. Calais.
47The Captive. Paris.
23In the Street. Calais.
48The Starling. Road to Versailles.
24Montreuil.
49The Address. Versailles.
25Montreuil.
50Le Patissier. Versailles.
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