# Sterne — Aspects of the Novel character guide

> Sterne in Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-story

## Who they are

Author of Tristram Shandy, discussed for his experimental narrative techniques.

## In the story

### [II: The Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/ii-the-story)

Referenced for turning the clock upside down in Tristram Shandy as a legitimate device to alter time sequence.

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