Who was Lawrence Sterne?
Novelist and Writer.
Date and Place of Birth:
24th November 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary,
Ireland.
Family Background:
Son of a penniless Ensign in Chudleigh’s Regiment
of Foot (although born a gentleman) and his wife Agnes (of relatively
low birth).
Education:
Hipperholme School, Halifax. Jesus College, Cambridge.
Chronology/Biography of Lawrence Sterne:
Written Works:
- 1759:
“A Political Romance”. (The History of a Good Warm Watch Coat).
- 1760: “A
Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy”.
- 1773:
“Letters from Yorrick to Eliza”.
- 1775:
“Letters to his Friends on Various Occasions”.
Marriage:
1741 to Elizabeth Lumley.
Places of Interest:
YORKSHIRE:
Sterne Museum at Shandy Hall, Coxwold, where
Sterne Moved in 1760.
Date and Place of Death:
18th March 1768, London, England.
Age at Death:
55.
Site of Grave:
Remains removed from St. George's Burial Ground,
Bayswater Road, London, England when it was closed to St. Michael's
Church, Coxwold, Yorkshire, England (A rumour persists that his
body was stolen from London and sold for dissection).
