{"product_id":"fanny-hill-memoirs-of-a-woman-of-pleasure-9781513219721","title":"Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e (1749) is an erotic novel and early work of pornography by English author John Cleland. Written while Cleland was in prison, the novel was both successful and controversial, banned from publication but widely distributed in pirated and heavily edited copies. \u003ci\u003eFanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e was the subject of numerous court cases, including a prominent United States Supreme Court decision in 1966 which found that the book did not violate obscenity laws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing extensive euphemism, Cleland's novel is the story of Frances \"Fanny\" Hill. Narrated in two letters to a friend known only as \"Madam,\" the book traces Fanny's early life as an orphan-turned-prostitute. After the death of her parents from smallpox, Fanny moves from Lancashire to London to work at a brothel, where she witnesses and participates in numerous sexual acts with women and men of all ages. When her lover Charles is sent abroad, Fanny becomes the mistress of a wealthy merchant who later abandons her. While earning a living working for wealthy clients in a high-end brothel, Fanny witnesses wilder and increasingly dangerous sexual encounters, eventually retiring to a life as the lover of an older intellectual. Recognized as an early and controversial pornographic novel, \u003ci\u003eFanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is important for its groundbreaking depictions of queer sex and fetish and continues to be read and studied to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Cleland's \u003ci\u003eFanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of pornographic and erotic literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513219721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"John Cleland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367203352757,"sku":"9781513219721","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a11198f8-6ad9-41ce-aac9-34a224a9f4d0.jpg?v=1624980203","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fanny-hill-memoirs-of-a-woman-of-pleasure-9781513219721","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}