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Laurence Sterne
Novelist Laurence Sterne, detail of an oil painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1760; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Laurence Sterneās home, known as Shandy Hall, is located in the village of Coxwold, in Yorkshire, England. Sterne settled there after being presented with the parish of Coxwold by his neighbor, Lord Fauconberg, and he frequently used the house as a place to write during the summer months. Today, the historic building serves as a museum.1