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Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland (1709 - 1789)

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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 women who had gone astray, they always repented, which made even thei...

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Jun 7, 2024

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Chapter 09 07.06.2024
Chapter 07 07.06.2024
Chapter 10 07.06.2024
Chapter 05 07.06.2024
Chapter 02 07.06.2024
Chapter 06 07.06.2024
Chapter 08 07.06.2024
Chapter 03 07.06.2024
Chapter 04 07.06.2024
Chapter 01 07.06.2024

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