Fanny Hill, or, Memoirs of a woman of pleasure

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John Cleland: Fanny Hill, or, Memoirs of a woman of pleasure (1994, Penguin Books)

221 pages

English language

Published Jan. 27, 1994 by Penguin Books.

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Memoirs of Fanny Hill was written in debtor's prison in 1784 and was the first modern erotic novel in English. A young woman, Fanny Hill, is forced by poverty to go into service, but is tricked into becoming a prostitute instead. She is then saved by her love, only to have his jealous father send him from the country some months later. She moves from one lover to the next, gaining maturity with each encounter, and nearing her...happy ending.

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Subjects

  • Women -- Sexual behavior -- 18th century -- Fiction
  • Sex customs -- England -- 18th century -- Fiction
  • Prostitutes -- England -- London -- 18th century -- Fiction

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