Born in 1713, died in 1768; his father an officer in one of
Marlborough's regiments; educated at Cambridge, admitted to
holy orders in 1738; became Prebendary of York, published
"Tristram Shandy" in 1760; visited France in 1762 and Italy
in 1765; published "The Sentimental Journey" in 1768, and
died the same year.
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