Oxford World's Classics A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings, (Paperback)

from joririchardson

A book about a young man's travels, published in 1768. Though this book was a bit tedious and dragged on about trivial events some, but nevertheless, I found it highly entertaining and funny. The writing style is decisively 18th Century, which I adored. As a warning, however, if you are not well ...

from JBD1

A good collection containing Sterne's unfinished A Sentimental Journey, the "Journal to Eliza," "A Political Romance," and several selected sermons. Tim Parnell's introduction to the texts is thorough and interesting, and the explanatory notes are mostly useful. A Sentimental Journey is of course...

from literarysarah

A Sentimental Journey is a witty and amusing read. You don't have to be familiar with the specific travel authors Sterne is satirizing as long as you're familiar with the type of authors he's targeting. There are no grand descriptions of famous places or litany of travel routes and meals; the act...