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Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Classics)
John Cleland
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Description for Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Classics)
Paperback. Forced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the naive young woman begins her sexual initiation and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasure, until she at last finds true love. Editor(s): Wagner, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Forced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the naïve young woman begins her sexual initiation - progressing from innocence to curiosity and desire - and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasure, until she at last finds true love. John Cleland's story of Fanny's rise to respectability was denounced after its publication by the then Bishop of London as 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners', while James Boswell called it 'a most licentious and inflaming ... Read more
Forced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the naïve young woman begins her sexual initiation - progressing from innocence to curiosity and desire - and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasure, until she at last finds true love. John Cleland's story of Fanny's rise to respectability was denounced after its publication by the then Bishop of London as 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners', while James Boswell called it 'a most licentious and inflaming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140432497
SKU
V9780140432497
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About John Cleland
John Cleland was born in 1710, eldest son of William Cleland, an officer and friend of the Pope. For a while hoe worked for the East India Company, rising from soldiers to businessman to secretary of the Bombay Council, though he returned to London in 1741. He then became a literary hack and journalist and was imprisoned for ... Read more
Reviews for Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Classics)
"A rare achievement . . . a ray of sunshine in the gloomy world of lust."
Erica Jong
Erica Jong