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| John Cleland. Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. | Elibron Classics, 2000, 195 pages.
ISBN 9780543903785 paperback
ISBN 9780543903778 hardcover |
| | |  | John Cleland (1710-1789) - an English writer, journalist and translator.
His novel "Fanny Hill, or Memories of a Woman of Pleasure" is an erotic masterpiece, which narrates about scandalous events taking place in the life of a woman, her disreputable adventures. The views on life of eighteenth century bourgeoisie combined with sexual passion and romantic love.Sample Pages We recommend to print out sample pages to evaluate the quality of a reprint. |
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| John Cleland (1709-1789) | | | After a brief stint as a consul in Smyrna, John Cleland became a homeless wanderer who drifted in and out of prison. In order to improve his circumstances, he penned the richly pornographic novel Fanny Hill; or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure in 1748. The British government immediately suppressed the book and hauled Cleland into court; when Cleland pleaded poverty, he was offered a pension of £100 per annum - provided he wrote no more pornography. Naturally, he is remembered today solely for his one work of erotica. |
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