This revised edition of Sterne's extraordinary novel retains the text based on the first editions of the original nine volumes (with Sterne's later changes), adds two illustrations by William Hogarth, and expands and updates the introduction, bibliography, and notes, to make this the most critically up-to-date edition available. The text of the novel preserves, as far as possible, the appearance of Sterne's idiosyncratic typography. The introduction sheds light on the novel's innovations and provides a biographical account of the author. Comprehensive notes identify the profusion of references and reveal previously overlooked sources.
