The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background -- all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure. In CliffsNotes on Sterne's Tristram Shandy, you find help in making sense of the complexities of Laurence Sterne's popular 18th-century novel. Filled with humor, lots of twists and turns, and many digressions from the story, Tristam Shandy provides unparalleled insight into humanity, as well as the author's own life. In this study guide, you'll find Life of the Author, as well as a Character List and an Outline-Key to the novel, which gives you an at-a-glance look at the major events of the novel. You'll also find Summaries and Commentaries on each chapter, plus review questions, essay topics, and a selected bibliography. Classic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it ...