All too human; Literary biography; Laurence Sterne.(Books and Arts)(Review) From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 14, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

LAURENCE STERNE: A LIFE.

AS IAN CAMPBELL ROSS remarks in his preface, the author of "Tristram Shandy" and "A Sentimental Journey" has been well served by modern biographers. In particular, Arthur H. Cash's two volumes, "Laurence Sterne: The Early and Middle Years" (1975) and "Laurence Sterne: The Later Years" (1986) must have seemed a dauntingly hard act to follow. Nevertheless, Mr Ross, a lecturer in English literature at Trinity College, Dublin, has done so successful...

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