A forerunner of psychological fiction and considered a landmark work for itsinnovative use of narrative devices Sternes topsyturvy novel was bothcelebrated and ... » 

A forerunner of psychological fiction and considered a landmark work for itsinnovative use of narrative devices Sternes topsyturvy novel was bothcelebrated and vilified when first published. Originally released in nineseparate volumes it is in effect an exercise about the difficulties ofwriting. Impossible to categorize it remains a beguiling milestone in thehistory of literature. «