The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman by Laurence Sterne Paperback Book 9780141439778

Part novel part digression this book presents a disordered narrative that interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate hero Tristram Shandy the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby and a host of other characters including Dr Slop Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick