The life and opinions of Bertram Montfichet, Esq
By: written by himself. Vol. I [-II]. ...
Contributors: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773, dedicatee; Seyffert, C. G., active 1758-1764, publisher
Publisher: Printed for C.G. Seyffert, in Pall-Mall
Published: 1761
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Parodies, imitations; Comparative and general Grammar; Specimens; Sentences; Alchemy
Notes: Date from British Museum Catalogue.

An imitation of Sterne's Tristram Shady.

Novel; an erotic parody of Tristram Shandy. The first 2 1/2 pages are made up of a single sentence, followed by "There's a period for you, friend Tristram." Includes (v. 1, p. 72) recipes for transmutation of lead into gold. -- Dedicated (v. 1, p.i-iv) to Philip-Dormer Stanhope.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), t108026: dates 1761?; "Montfichet is probably a pseudonym"