Excerpt from The Works of Laurence Sterne, Vol. 9 of 10: Containing, the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent; A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; Sermons, With a Life of the Author, Written by Himself When I was asked to whom I should dedicate these Volumes, I carelessly answered, To no one - Why not? (replied the person who out the question to me.) Because most Dedications look like begging a protection to the book. Perhaps a worse interpretation may be given to it. No, no! already so much obliged, I cannot, will not, put another tax upon the generosity of any friend of Mr. Sterne's, or mine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.