Sterne-A Sentimental Journey

Mr. Yorick the sentimental traveller refrains from the customary reflections on monuments and landscapes. Instead he focuses on his sweet and affectionate emotions experiencing them everywhere he goes and with every creature who crosses his path &; from bursts of sympathy for a caged bird and an abused donkey to bonhomie among peasants at dinner and flirtation with women of every social degree. Closer in spirit to a novel than a travelogue Mr. Yorick's account of his wanderings satirizes conventional travel books and his comic mishaps along the path to tender emotions are as much a critique of pure sentiment as they are an exploration of human sympathy. Unabridged republication of the classic 1768 edition.