text: A man in this novel begins to tell a story about the King of Bohemia's seven castles, but ends up describinghis sexual encounter with a nun who vigorously caresses his knee.
full_question: A man in this novel begins to tell a story about the King of Bohemia's seven castles, but ends up describinghis sexual encounter with a nun who vigorously caresses his knee. A clergyman in this book supports thetraining of a midwife in his town so that people will stop using his horse to get to the doctor. In the firstvolume of this novel, the narrator explains "hobby-horses." In this novel, a character builds replicas of theSiege of Namur after moving to the country on the advice of Corporal Trim. A falling window sash causes theaccidental circumcision of this novel's title character, whose Uncle Toby is the focus of much of its second half.For 10 points, name this long, digressive novel by Laurence Sterne. 
first_sentence: A man in this novel begins to tell a story about the King of Bohemia's seven castles, but ends up describinghis sexual encounter with a nun who vigorously caresses his knee.
raw_answer: Tristram Shandy [or The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman] 