"[A]nd this kind of modesty so possess'd him, and it arose to such a height in him, as almost to equal, if such a thing could be, even the modesty of a woman: That female nicety, Madam, and inward cleanliness of mind and fancy, in your sex, which makes you so much the awe of ours."
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
At least 82 entries in ESTC (1759, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1765, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1786, 1788, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799, 1800). Complicated publication history: vols. 1 and 2 published in London January 1, 1760. Vols. 3, 4, 5, and 6 published in 1761. Vols. 7 and 8 published in 1765. Vol. 9 published in 1767.<br>
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See Laurence Sterne, <u>The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman</u>, 9 vols. (London: Printed for D. Lynch, 1760-1767). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW114738374&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&contentSet=ECCOArticles&type=multipage&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docId=CW114607600&source=gale&userGroupName=viva_uva&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to 1759 York edition in ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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First two volumes available in ECCO-TCP: &lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004792564.0001.001">Vol. 1</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004792564.0001.002">Vol. 2</a>&gt;. Most text from second London edition &lt;<a href="http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&xri:pqil:res_ver=0.2&res_id=xri:lion&rft_id=xri:lion:ft:pr:Z000046871:0">Link to LION</a>&gt;.<br>
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For vols. 3-4, see ESTC T14705 &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T14705">R. and J. Dodsley, 1761</a>&gt;. For vols. 5-6, see ESTC T14706 &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T14706">T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1762</a>&gt;. For vols. 7-8, see ESTC T14820 &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T14820">T. Becket and P. A. Dehont, 1765</a>&gt;. For vol. 9, <a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T14824">T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1767</a>.<br>
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Reading in Laurence Sterne, <u>Tristram Shandy: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism</u>, Ed. Howard Anderson (New York: Norton, 1980).