| Memoirs Of Fanny Hill Contributor(s): Cleland, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 149923676X ISBN-13: 9781499236767 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1849 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 6" W x 9" (0.39 lbs) 124 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure" has been widely banned and censored since its first publication in 1749, and was only made legal to sell in Great Britain and the United States in 1963. Despite this suppression, the novel has survived the test of time and brought notoriety to its author, John Cleland, because of his lush and witty prose style. The story of Fanny Hill, an orphaned teenage girl who takes to prostitution in order to survive, relies not on vulgarity or obscene vernacular, but on clever innuendoes, metaphors, and similes to deliver the erotic details. Fanny Hill's rise to fortune and happiness is due entirely to her sexual prowess - a satiric attack on the morality of eighteenth century society, when aristocratic women sought husbands for financial advancement. This novel will entertain and intrigue readers today, transporting them into a world where love is currency, and pleasure is profit. |
