This author wrote another novel with a character named Yorick, which does not discuss the birth of the title character until the fourth of nine volumes that make it up, and that title character is misnamed when Susannah is unable to tell Parson Yorick his intended name, leading to great disappointment for Walter, although Trim and Uncle Toby put less importance on it.
The complaints of Francis Topham over not receiving appointments to some ecclesiastical courts provoked one of this author's works, a satire which depicts Topham as "Trim" seeking more than his "watch-coat." In addition to A Political Romance, this author also wrote a work in which the protagonist allows a count to believe that he is the king's jester in Hamlet, allowing him to procure a passport to avoid arrest in a foreign country. This author wrote another novel with a character named Yorick, which does not discuss the birth of the title character until the fourth of nine volumes that make it up, and that title character is misnamed when Susannah is unable to tell Parson Yorick his intended name, leading to great disappointment for Walter, although Trim and Uncle Toby put less importance on it. For 10 points, name this English author of A Sentimental Journey and Tristram Shandy?
The complaints of Francis Topham over not receiving appointments to some ecclesiastical courts provoked one of this author's works, a satire which depicts Topham as "Trim" seeking more than his "watch-coat."
Laurence {Sterne}