A Culture of Mimicry: Laurence Sterne, His Readers and the Art of Bodysnatching - Hardcoverby Warren L. Oakley (Author) After his death in 1768, the famous novelist Laurence Sterne did not rest undisturbed in his grave. While rumours of the theft and dissection of Sterne's corpse circulated in the anatomy schools, numerous writers took possession of his literary body of work. New forms of Sternean entertainment were produced by literary mimics who impersonated the author through the medium of print, impersonations which included startling