This is John Clelands controversial 1749 novel, "Memoirs of Fanny Hill". John Cleland (1709 - 1789) was an English novelist most famous for writing "Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure". Other notable works by this author include: "Memoirs of a Coxcomb" (1751), "The Surprises of Love" (1764), and "The Woman of Honour" (1768). This book was undertaken by Cleland while he was incarcerated in in Fleet Prison due to an unpaid debt. The novel was published in two instalments, in November 1748 and February 1749. He was released from prison in March of that year. However, in November...
This is John Clelands controversial 1749 novel, "Memoirs of Fanny Hill". John Cleland (1709 - 1789) was an English novelist most famous for writing "F...
John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure has been described as the first erotic novel in English and is perhaps the greatest example of the genre. Cleland's novel is a triumph of literary style, resting on his invention of an entirely new, vividly metaphoric, terminology for describing sexual pleasure.
John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure has been described as the first erotic novel in English and is perhaps the greatest example of the genre...
