Corresponded with Laurence Sterne, who took a public stand against slavery in the 1760s when it was a fringe cause and when the British West Indies held over 400,000 slaves. Sancho said none of his favourite writers 'has drawn a tear' for black slaves, except Sarah Scott and him.

Available Now! Satire, Comedy and Tragedy: Sterne’s “Handles” to Tristram Shandy provides a close reading of the satiric, comic, and tragic plot structures of Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy. #LaurenceSterne #TristramShandy

It would be good to see more written on #TristramShandy from the point of view of this epigram. It was on the title page of the first volume.

According to Arthur Schopenhauer, the four greatest books ever written are: Don Quixote, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, and Julie or the New Heloise. If you haven't gotten around to reading them yet, you should. It's essential to do so

A tiny visitor at our window yesterday: a Goldcrest, Britain's smallest bird. #ShandyHall #birds #wildlife

The third edition of ‘Endless Journey’ (a myriorama I drew for Laurence SterneTrust) is available now: laurencesternetrust.org.uk/shop-item.php?…

The 'I Wish . . .' auction is now closed. We have been collating the winning bids and will be notifying winners soon. Please bear with us - we are working as fast as we can. Thanks to all for your participation and interest!

Reading Tristram Shandy with Wesley Stace | Virtual Course - sign up!

Last reminder for the 'I Wish . . . ' exhibition -
Bidding ends at noon tomorrow.
Win a work of art, support Shandy Hall! Thanks to all artists and bidders so far. iwish01.wordpress.com #art #exhibitions #auctions #ShandyHall #LaurenceSterne

Carol Wade Alexander Bălănescu '... cremoaning ...' brought to mind Michael Nyman's 'I'll Stake my Cremona to a Jew's Trump' a segment of his unfinished opera based on Laurence SterneTrust Tristram Shandy #JamesJoyce

The Laurence SterneTrust is marking 50 years of Shandy Hall as a public museum. In the house where Laurence Sterne served in Coxwold, & penned Tristram Shandy, its bucolic setting carries little hint of the playful, adventurous & satirical content of the book. chrisswift.blog/2023/08/27/a-b…

Oh, man! Relistening to _The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman._ What a pleasure.
One of the great things about this recording is that you can hear the reader unselfconsciously shuffling the papers that make up the narrative. It's subtle but effective.
Delightful!

Jonathan Tulloch When I was working on a project around Shandy Hall I discovered Byland Abbey's manuscript of ghost stories, 'one of the most important collections in mediaeval Europe'. MR James translated them from the Latin original: blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

More by Adam Smythe on #Coxwold church graffiti, including Sterne #churchhistory #graffiti #LaurenceSterne

Nice article by Penn intern Autumn Cortright, who worked at Shandy Hall this summer. See some of her work here laurencesternetrust.org.uk/moth/

A great visit to Shandy Hall to see the 'I wish' show.

James Herriot Laurence SterneTrust At the church of St Michael, in Coxwold you will find Sterne's gravestone. His remains were moved here in 1969 when St. George's burial ground in London was redeveloped into housing.
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