Reader’s Note
9 out of 10
Two hundred and sixty years old and still the most formally reckless novel in English. The black page, the marbled page, the squiggle! Whatever you do, get an edition that reproduces them properly; the Norton does, several cheap reprints print a grey rectangle and hope.
by@theodore_pWritten 17 April 2026Read 16 April 2026
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