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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One more week to go - visit Shandy Hall (and Big Booksale) before Sept 30th! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

'BIG BOOK SALE' upstairs in Shandy Hall Gallery through September. Fund-raising for the Laurence Sterne Trust: fiction and non-fiction – art, literature, poetry and as-new Folio Society volumes. Treasures and Christmas presents! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/big-bo...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Tristram Shandy reading group that you can join in!

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Last chance to see Kabe Wilson's excellent Copywrong & Honourmastics exhibition at Shandy Hall before it closes on 23rd September www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/copywr...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Laurence Sterne's letters to Eliza Draper, who died on this day 3rd August 1778 #OTD #OnThisDay #ElizaDraper #LaurenceSterne

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sarah, our intern from UPenn this summer, is writing some lovely posts on the Shandy Hall moth blog. See the latest one here, inspired by the mezzotints of Sarah Gillespie www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/moth/sarah-g...

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Sarah Gillespie's Mezzotint Moths - The Laurence Sterne Trust

Sarah Gillespie's mezzotint moths

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

More jolly Hollyhocks at Shandy Hall www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/gardens/plan/

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Daniel Reed @dreedhistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

where would you least expect to see Laurence Sterne? Outside the gents in a bar in Aberystwyth would be high on my list

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Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Latest Little Free Library literary pickups: Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game (1979) by William Kennedy The Emigrants (1996) by W.G. Sebald The Life and Opinions of Tristan Shandy, Gentleman (1767) by Laurence Sterne You Can’t Go Home Again (1940) by Thomas Wolfe

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Peter Budrin @peterbudrin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The introduction to Laurence Sterne and his Readers in Early Soviet Russia: The Secret Order of Shandeans (OUP, 2026) is free to read until 19 August. If you’re interested in book history or Soviet culture, I hope you’ll take a look. Please share with anyone who might enjoy it! + Photos of readers!

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wozinak.bsky.social @wozinak.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Words of wisdom. #LaurenceSterne #QuoteOftheDay

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Andrew Crowther @andrewcrowther.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The most quotable squiggle in literature

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Susan Pickford @libripotens.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Unveiling my new #bookhistory tat ahead of speaking at the #sharpies tomorrow. #BH4ever @sharpweb.org

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Shandy Hall: The Laurence Sterne Trust have had 12 donations in the last 30 days, thanks to supporters using #easyfundraising when making online purchases. Please help,every donation counts. On your first donation easyfundraising will give them a bonus £2: join.easyfundraising.org.uk/shandyhallth...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A Cock and Bull Story, (Michael Winterbottom's film of an attempt at filming Tristram Shandy) showing on BBC 3 this Wed 1st July 2026 9pm

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A green thought in a green shade - Shandy Hall gardens. A good time to visit just before #summersolstice. www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/gardens/ #woodland #forestbathing #trees #plants #birdsong #wildlife

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AC Fick 📚 @acfick72.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Choose 30 books that you’ve read that have been adapted for film and/or television. #Booksky #BookChallenge 20/30 📚💙 📚🖋

Four copies of THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN by Laurence Sterne (1759-1767); A COCK AND BULL STORY (2005) is an unorthodox film adaptation directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Jeremy Northam, Dylan Moran, Kelly Macdonald, Naomie Harris, James Fleet, and Gillian Anderson.

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

National Garden Scheme opening 6.30 - 8pm tonight! Friday 12th June 2026 6.30-8pm #Plants for sale. #opengardens Shandy Hall, Coxwold

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

One blot on Laurence Sterne's biography: he had a hand in enclosing common land at Sutton. This beautifully re- purposed #18thC #protest song might stir us to make amends. #Enclosure #wildlife #folksong

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Sarah Bodman @sarahbodman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A one-day class with visiting artist Jeff Rathermel before BABE. Discover the meditative art of suminagashi (floating ink) in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to create beautiful marbled patterns on water and transfer them onto paper using simple, accessible techniques. cfpr.uwe.ac.uk/courses/cpd/

A picture of different marbled paper patterns for a Suminagashi class on 25 June.

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

As Kabe Wilson prepares to unveil his Honourmastic portrait of #LaurenceSterne in Cambridge tomorrow panoramajournal.org/event/global... we see him here preparing his #exhibition at Shandy Hall - on now! laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/

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Claire @isolinearchip.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Zack is right, this list feels suspiciously like "100 good novels you were probably assigned if you took any Lit classes" instead of the actual *best*, BUT, if it gets more people to read my boy Tristram Shandy then it's served it purpose. I was not expecting to see it here, much less so high up

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The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

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highly praised and little read @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026

This 👇 is the ‼️ ONLY 😤 slop book summary 📖 I recognize 🙅‍♀️ (found in a 1940 copy of tristram shandy)

Typewritten timeline of events in tristram shandy by “dr. slop”, a character in the book

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Still only May, and already our roses are doing this. We have over 100 #roses at Shandy Hall. www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/gardens/ This is one I planted : Olivia Rose Austin, from David Austin Roses.

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Now's a good time to visit the Wild Garden at Shandy Hall laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan... Sunshine, shade, flowers, birdsong. Plants & books for sale, house tours today and Monday #gardens #wildlife @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.org.uk

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New Shandy Shop sign. Printed by Inc-Dot, frame by York Rose Framing, frame painted by Chris. Thanks to all, please support #ShandyHall and come to buy #plants, #books and more.

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Peter Budrin @peterbudrin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The print quality of images is very good, which is a huge relief.

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Peter Budrin @peterbudrin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Until May 22 the introduction to my book on Sterne and his Soviet readers is available open-access on Oxford Academic!

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The History of Literature Podcast @holpod.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"When a man gives himself up to the government of a ruling passion, or, in other words, when his hobby-horse grows headstrong, farewell cool reason and fair discretion!" – Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman #books #literature @academic.oup.com

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793 The Secret Order of Shandeans: Laurence Sterne in Early Sovi…

The 1920s were a tumultuous time for Russia, as the nation careened from the aftermath of revolution to the death of Lenin, the establishment of the Soviet Union, a…

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Rebecca Anne Barr @rabarr.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Really looking forward to this celebration of Judith Hawley: wickedly erudite and witty scholar of the #18thcentury. @royalholloway.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-celebrat...

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A Celebration of the Career and Scholarship of Judith Hawley

Satirists, Bluestockings, and Gin: A Celebration of the Career and Scholarship of Judith Hawley

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Peter Budrin @peterbudrin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A little late for the book launch, but the copies of my book have finally arrived. 10 years in the making (with all sorts of digressions along the way)!

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Tristram Shandy - never out of print, and still up there today in the Guardian's 100 best novels of all time. If you're still not sure why, come to one of Patrick's Shandy Hall tours! #literature #novels #ShandyHall #LaurenceSterne www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‪ 'Copywrong & Honourmastics' Graham Greene's The Tenth Man reworked by Kabe Wilson, a new 'portrait' of Tristram Shandy and some hyper-realist painting. Launch 9th May 1pm Shandy Hall, Coxwold @yorkshiredays.bsky.social @yorkshiredays.bsky.social @theyorkmix.bsky.social @helloyorkshire.bsky.social

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Decimation: ‘capital punishment of one soldier in ten’(4th cent) Graham Greene's The Tenth Man reworked by Kabe Wilson, a new 'portrait' of Tristram Shandy and some hyper-realist painting. Launches 9th May 1pm Shandy Hall #exhibitions #art #whatson #Yorkshire #paintings bit.ly/3Re0GoJ

A T Kabe Wilson and Graham Greene's The Tenth Man. Photo © Tom Rodgers

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Shandy Hall #gardens open for @NGSyorkshire tomorrow 8th May 6.30 - 8pm #opengardens www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/nation...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Open day tomorrow at Shandy Hall, Wed 6th May for all interested in #Gardening with #Wildlife 11am - 4.30pm www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/gardens/wild...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Prints of Kabe Wilson's hyper-realist paintings for sale at exhibition 'Copywrong & Honourmastics' launching Sat 9th May 1pm at Shandy Hall www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/copywr...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Hyper-realist paintings, an installation based on Graham Greene and a new method of portrait painting on show next Saturday 9th May as A T Kabe Wilson’s Copywrong & Honourmastics launches - 1pm at Shandy Hall! All welcome. www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/copywr...

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Copywrong & Honourmastics 9th May- 23rd Aug 2026 - The Laurence Sterne Trust

Exhibition by A T Kabe Wilson at Shandy Hall 2026

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Shandy Hall and Gardens opens for the season from Friday May 1st! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan...

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Snake's head Fritillary, Iberis, Honesty, Shandy Hall gardens

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Pale fritillaries, Shandy Hall wild garden

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This coverlet, Folie à deux, made by Carolyn Thompson, commemorates the relationship between Laurence Sterne and Eliza Draper, born #Onthisday #OTD 5 April 1744. #OTD #quilts It is exhibited at the Eagle Gallery 8-25 April www.carolynthompson.co.uk/news www.carolynthompson.co.uk/projects#/fo...

Reverse of quilt with Laurence Sterne letters to Eliza Draper. Artist Carolyn Thompson

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The Laurence Sterne Trust @lsternetrust.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sad news - Glen Baxter, who exhibited at Shandy Hall only last year, has died. He will leave a unique legacy - his surreal captioned drawings will forever make us smile. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Glen Baxter obituary

Absurdist artist and cartoonist who was a staple of the greeting cards rack and of publications such as the New Yorker

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Peter Budrin @peterbudrin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Friends in London and in the area! If you are free on the 15th of April, please come to my book launch!

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