The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
The Strasburgers
The citizens of Strasbourg, reacting to the stranger's nose.
minor
Also known as Unfortunate Strasburgers
First appearance: book iii
The Strasburgers shows up with force in Slawkenbergius's Tale. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The citizens of Strasburg, whose fantasies and curiosities are consumed by the stranger's nose.
The Strasburgers first appears in 0050 book iii.
In Slawkenbergius's Tale: The citizens of Strasburg, whose fantasies and curiosities are consumed by the stranger's nose.
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- Slawkenbergius's Nose Tale
- Shandy Household Core
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See The Strasburgers in book iii