Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

Title: Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
Author: John Cleland
ISBN: 9781840224177
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 176
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
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Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, better known as Fanny Hill, is one of the most notorious texts in English literature. As recently as 1963 an unexpurgated edition was the subject of a trial, yet in the eighteenth century John Cleland's open celebration of sexual enjoyment was a best selling novel.

Fanny's story, as she falls into prostitution and then rises to respectability, takes the form of a confession that is vividly coloured by copious and explicit physiological details of her carnal adventures. The moral outrage that this has always provoked has only recently been countered by serious critical appraisal.

Cleland's highly entertaining book is a classic of erotica that holds a unique place in English fiction.