A Sentimental Journey
First publication of a travelogue through parts of Europe, Turkey, Israel, Morocco and the United States.
Starting on 15th December 2024, I will be publishing for the first time my travelogue A Sentimental Journey, titled after Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768). This work is divided into twenty-one books and charts the voyage of self-realisation of the principal character, Tristram. His experiences and encounters in each place he visits are set in a historical and cultural setting specific to that location.
The research for the book has in part been published as source material for a number of previous posts on Substack but the majority of the text is unpublished. The book will be serialised every two weeks over the next eighteen months with the longer length books divided into separate posts of roughly equal length (approximately 1,500-2,500 words). The book is 170,000 words long.
The book is written with full academic referencing to all sources used in accordance with the eighth edition of the Handbook of The Modern Language Association of America (eighth edition) and the references will be posted in the final post.
The serialisation of the book on Substack for the initial chapters will be available to paying and non-paying subscribers to my turfwall substack. Readers are, however, encouraged to pay a subscription to ensure guaranteed access to the full publication and to assist in this and future publications. A discounted annual subscription will be offered.
The cover illustration will be provided by Danny Hellman whose newsletter is at https://substack.com/@dannyhellman.