Preface to Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journey Preface to Laurence Sterne's Sentimental Journey - 52 pages in 2 sleeves. Written in 1947, published as an introduction to Macdonald's edition, London, 1948. [This was commissioned by Eric Harvey, a director of Macdonalds, who liked John Cowper Powys's work so much he doubled the payment from £50 to £100. (See preface to Tristram Shandy)]. Ink on thin paper, many corrections and deletions. c 1947