Fanny Hill by John Cleland

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Fanny Hill by John Cleland

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‘Fanny Hill’ scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure, and landed its author in court a year after publication on charges of ‘corrupting the King's subjects’. This only heightened its allure – and today it is still hugely appreciated as a work of true erotic and literary merit.

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Fanny Hill by John Cleland

Fanny Hill scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure, and landed its author in court a year after publication on charges of corrupting the King's subjects. This only heightened its allure and today it is still hugely appreciated as a work of true erotic and literary merit.

John Cleland wrote 'Fanny Hill', also known as 'Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure', in two instalments whilst serving time in Fleet Prison for a bad debt. In 1749, Cleland was arrested for obscenity, yet denied responsibility for the novel. The book was officially withdrawn, and not officially published again for a hundred years. However, it continued to sell well and was published in pirate editions.

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ISBN 13 9780007300419
ISBN 10 0007300417
Title Fanny Hill
Author John Cleland
Series Harper Perennial Forbidden Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2009-01-19
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.