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Tristram Shandy Letter Provokes Printer Grievance
The printer Ebenezer and wife Gertrude react to a spoof letter attributed to Tristram Shandy printed in their Ledger. They denounce the piece as ribald and unsafe, urge reform, and question the author’s identity while referencing broader concerns about moral tone and press propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pubric Ledger
Public _ Ledger
Jong
Gertrude
George
London
Tristan Shendy
Faden
Tristram Shandy
Ebenezer
Obadiah
Willy
Ruth
Trath
Weite
William Faden
Probus
Ebenezer Puain-Clovt
Prussia
Maxen
Meiffen
Finck
Hulfen
Prentzlaw
Psailia Savas Gevas
Leuthen
Breslau
Lillenfein
Bamberg
Leipsick
Maxim
Palmin
Vienna
Rotibach
Rafi Failia
Marche
Ctib
Empire