The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
La Guyol
A minor French character in a digression.
minor
First appearance: book iii
La Guyol shows up with force in The Fragment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
One of the ladies who falls in love with De Croix and reacts to the word 'whiskers'.
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This passage is the dramatic climax because it depicts the precise moment the corporal’s long-standing resista…
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See La Guyol in book iii