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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

novel by Laurence Sterne
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Laurence Sterne, died 1766 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Summary

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman authored Laurence Sterne[3].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman was published by James Dodsley[5].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's genre is satirical fiction[6].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's genre is picaresque novel[7].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's genre is metafiction[8].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's Commons category is recorded as Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman[9].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman was published on 1759[12].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q51227067[13].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's has edition or translation is recorded as The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman[14].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138562063[15].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138648819[16].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/sterne/tristram/tristram.html[17].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[18].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy'}[19].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's derivative work is recorded as A Cock and Bull Story[20].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman's form of creative work is recorded as novel[23].

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Authorship and Creation

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman authored Laurence Sterne[3]. It was published by James Dodsley[5].

Publication

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman was published on 1759[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include satirical fiction[6], picaresque novel[7], and metafiction[8].

Why It Matters

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain Laurence Sterne literary work Lolita public domain The Tin Drum

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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