Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
by John Cleland
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Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (1749) was the first widely-read English novel in the genre
“Erotica.” It was written by John Cleland as he was serving hard time at a debtor’s prison in London. Over the
centuries, the novel has been repeatedly banned by authorities, assuring its preeminent role in the history of
the ongoing struggle against censorship of free expression. Until Fanny Hill, previous heroines had conducted
their amorous liaisons “off-stage.” Any erotic misadventures were described euphemistically. As wome...
“Erotica.” It was written by John Cleland as he was serving hard time at a debtor’s prison in London. Over the
centuries, the novel has been repeatedly banned by authorities, assuring its preeminent role in the history of
the ongoing struggle against censorship of free expression. Until Fanny Hill, previous heroines had conducted
their amorous liaisons “off-stage.” Any erotic misadventures were described euphemistically. As wome...
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