Record #:

28686

Author(s):

Marks, Arthur S.

Abstract:

Laurence Sterne’s eccentric novel, “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman,” was popular during colonial times. One of Sterne’s admirers was a physician, Dr. John Eustace of Wilmington, North Carolina. Letters exchanged between Eustace and Sterne reveal details about early connections between Sterne and Wilmington landmarks.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 45 Issue 1, Nov 2000, p1-8, il, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775