Sermons of Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne was an Anglican clergyman. In that position he delivered many sermons. Early in his career, he decided to publish his sermons. At first, only two were published. Sterne later parodied sermon writing in his novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman along with adding semi-serious sermons directly into the text. Throughout his career, Sterne continued to preach and collect his own sermons.

There are 45 recorded sermons, 3 of which are extensions of a previously-discussed topic.^[1] Two editions of his sermons were published during his life, and these works outsold all his other works and were the source for much of his fame.^[2] These editions were published under Sterne's pseudonym, "Mr. Yorick".^[3]