A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy is a novel by Laurence Sterne, written and first published in 1768, as Sterne was facing death. In 1765, Sterne travelled through France and Italy as far south as Naples, and after returning determined to describe his travels from a sentimental point of view. The novel can be seen as an epilogue to the possibly unfinished work "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", and also as an answer to Tobias Smollett's decidedly unsentimental "Travels Through France and Italy". Sterne had met Smollett during his
Sentimental Journey (song) It describes their mounting anticipation while wondering why they ever roamed away. Its memorable opening verse is: <poem style="margin-left: 24px; font-style: italic;"> Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories. </poem> The song features prominently in the 1978 "M*A*S*H" episode "Your Hit Parade", as Col. Potter – citing a long-standing infatuation with Doris Day – requests the song be played over the camp P.A. system several times during the day. In the UK Spot on The Muppet Show Episode 309 with Judy Collins, Gonzo and Kermit the Frog