Fanny Hill

or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

By John Cleland
Introduction by Gary Gautier

By John Cleland
Introduction by Gary Gautier

Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

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    About Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill, shrouded in controversy for most of its more than 250-year life, and banned from publication in the United States until 1966, was once considered immoral and without literary merit, even earning its author a jail sentence for obscenity.

    The tale of a naïve young prostitute in bawdy eighteenth-century London who slowly rises to respectability, the novel–and its popularity–endured many bannings and critics, and today Fanny Hill is considered an important piece of political parody and sexual philosophy on par with French libertine novels.

    This uncensored version is set from the 1749 edition and includes commentary by Charles Rembar, the lawyer who defended the novel in the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case, and newly commissioned notes.

    About Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill, shrouded in controversy for most of its more than 250-year life, and banned from publication in the United States until 1966, was once considered immoral and without literary merit, even earning its author a jail sentence for obscenity.

    The tale of a naïve young prostitute in bawdy eighteenth-century London who slowly rises to respectability, the novel–and its popularity–endured many bannings and critics, and today Fanny Hill is considered an important piece of political parody and sexual philosophy on par with French libertine novels.

    This uncensored version is set from the 1749 edition and includes commentary by Charles Rembar, the lawyer who defended the novel in the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case, and newly commissioned notes.

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    "A rare achievement . . . a ray of sunshine in the gloomy world of lust."
    –Erica Jong

    About John Cleland

    John Cleland is a Dora-award winning Canadian actor.  He has appeared on stages across Canada cutting his teeth at the Shaw Festival 20 years ago.  His voice career has included being the voice of Ford Canada for 10 years among… More about John Cleland

    About John Cleland

    John Cleland is a Dora-award winning Canadian actor.  He has appeared on stages across Canada cutting his teeth at the Shaw Festival 20 years ago.  His voice career has included being the voice of Ford Canada for 10 years among… More about John Cleland

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Modern Library
    Sep 11, 2001 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375758089

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    Published by Modern Library
    Aug 15, 2012 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307824110

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