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Read, read, read, read, my unlearned reader! read... n n Sternes great comic novel is the fictional autobiography of Tristram Shandy, a hero who fails even to get born in the first two volumes. It contains some of the best-known and best-loved characters in English literature, including Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Parson Yorick, Dr Slop and the Widow Wadman. Beginning with Tristrams conception, the novel recounts his progress in this scurvy and disasterous world of ours, including his misnaming during baptism and his accidental circumcision by a n falling sash-window at the age of five; unsurprisingly, Tristram declares that he has been the continual sport of what the world calls Fortune. Tristram Shandy also offers the narrators opinions, at once facetious and highly serious, on books and learning in an age of rapidly expanding print n culture, and on the changing understanding of the roles of writers and readers alike. n n This revised edition retains the first edition text incorporating Sternes later changes, and adds two original Hogarth illustrations and a wealth of contextualizing information. n n ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. n
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