A Sentimental Journey：Through France And Italy By Mr. Yorick (Dover Thrift Editions)

ASentimentalJourneytellsthestoryofMr.Yorick'stravelsthroughFranceandItalyandparodiescontemporarytravelworks,mostnotablythosebySmollett.Celebratedinitsdayastheforefatherof"aschoolofsentimentalwriters",thisworkhasoutlasteditsmanyimitatorsbecauseofthehumorandmischievouseroticismthatpervadeMr.Yorick'stravels.OnhisjourneytoFranceandItaly,YorickgetslittlefurtherthanLyonsbutfindsmuchtoappreciate,incontrasttocontemporarytravelwriterswhomSternesatirizesinthefiguresofSmelfungusandMundungus.Amasterofambiguityanddoubleentendre,SterneisneverthelessasconcernedashispeerswithexploringthenatureofvirtueandunlikeotherwritersofsentimentalfictionSterneinsistsontheinseparabilityofdesireandfeeling.ThisneweditionincludesaselectionfromTheSermonsofMr.YorickaswellasTheJournaltoElizaandAPoliticalRomance,bothworksthatshedlightonASentimentalJourney.