Excerpt from The Works of Laurence Sterne, Vol. 1 of 6: Letters of Laurence Sterne to His Most Intimate Friends Were I to please myself, I should write here a brief appreciation of the letters and miscellanies of Sterne that have been published since his death. But if, as it is said, good wine needs no bush, an essay of that kind would be a redundancy. Whim and sentiment, it may be taken for granted, alternate as delightfully in the letters as in Tristram Shandy or in the Sentimental Journey. It is likewise unnecessary to dwell upon the interest that the letters must have in considering Sterne the man; for the illumination is broad and clear. At any rate, a greater service may be performed, I think, by giving a connected account of the items that make up these volumes. Whence have been derived these letters, fragments, sketches, and anecdotes? - As so much that is spurious continues to circulate under Sterne's name, this is a question that needs answer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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