Memoirs of Fanny Hill

by John Cleland

Overview

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure-popularly known as Fanny Hill is an erotic novel which consists of two long letters by Frances "Fanny" Hill, a rich Englishwoman in her middle age, who leads a life of contentment with her loving husband Charles and their children, from Fanny to an unnamed acquaintance, identified only as 'Madam.' Fanny has been prevailed upon by 'Madam' to recount the 'scandalous stages' of her earlier life, which she proceeds to do with 'stark naked truth' as her governing principle. The book exemplifies the use of euphemism. The text has no "dirty words" or explicit scientific terms for body parts, but uses many literary devices to describe genitalia. It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788027308163
Publisher:	E-Artnow
Publication date:	12/30/2020
Pages:	114
Sales rank:	273,823
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

From the 1749 London text - the most banned book in history and the genesis of erotic novels.

About the Author
British writer John Cleland (1709 - 1789) was best known as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure.
He was the oldest son of the Scot William and Lucy Cleland and grew up in London, where his father was first an officer in the British Army. The family were wealthy and moved in the finest literary and artistic circles
He began as a soldier and worked his way up into the civil service and lived in Bombay from 1728 to 1740. He returned to London when his father was dying.
John Cleland was arrested over a sizable debt and committed to Fleet Prison for more than one year. During his prison term, Cleland finalised Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. He was released from prison and arrested again, along with the publishers and printer of Fanny Hill.
In court, Cleland disavowed the novel and said that he could only "wish, from my Soul," that the book be buried and forgotten.