John Cleland

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Madam, I sit down to give you an undeniable proof of my considering your desires as indispensable orders. Ungracious then as the task may be, I shall recall to view those scandalous stages of my life, out of which I emerg'd, at length, to the enjoyment of every blessing in the power of love, health, and fortune to bestow; whilst yet in the flower of youth, and not too late to employ the leisure afforded me by great ease and affluence, to cultivate an understanding, naturally not a despicable one, and which had, even amidst the whirl of loose pleasures I had been tost in, exerted more observation on the characters and manners of the world than what is common to those of my unhappy profession, who looking on all thought or reflection as their capital enemy, keep it at as great a distance as they can, or destroy it without mercy.

Memoirs of Fanny Hill is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel." One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, popularly known as Fanny Hill, is a novel by John Cleland. Written in 1748 while Cleland was in debtor's prison in London, it is considered the first modern "erotic novel" in English, and has become a byword for the battle of censorship of erotica.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill, an anglicisation of the Latin mons veneris, mound of Venus) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel". It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.

När föräldrarna dör har Fanny Hill inget annat val än att söka lyckan i London där hon snart luras in i prostitution av en gammal kopplerska. Bakom dörrarna på Mrs Browns bordell påbörjas Fannys sexuella initiering - från ren oskuld till en kvinna med ivriga begär - och jakten efter den svällande vällusten, till det att hon finner den verkliga kärleken. John Clelands erotiska roman Fanny Hill är antagligen den mest skandalomsusade bok som publicerats i historisk tid och brukar vanligen kallas för den första pornografiska romanen. Med denna nyöversättning av KG Johansson och ett kraftfullt förord av Gabriella Håkansson ger vi både författaren och romanen den upprättelse de båda förtjänar.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, popularly known as Fanny Hill, is a novel by John Cleland. Written in 1748 while Cleland was in debtor's prison in London, it is considered the first modern "erotic novel" in English, and has become a byword for the battle of censorship of erotica.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel". It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history. There is a critical edition by Peter Sabor, which has a select bibliography and detailed explanatory notes. The collection Launching "Fanny Hill"' contains several essays on the historical, social and economic themes underlying the novel.

Nor did Esther Davis a little comfort and inspirit me to venture with her, by piquing my childish curiosity with the fine sights that were to be seen in London: the Tombs, the Lions, the King, the Royal Family, the fine Plays and Operas, and, in short, all the diversions which fell within her sphere of life to come at; the detail of all which perfectly turn'd the little head of me. Nor can I remember, without laughing, the innocent admiration, not without a spice of envy, with which we poor girls, whose church-going clothes did not rise above dowlass shifts and stuff gowns, beheld Esther's scowered satin gowns, caps border'd with an inch of lace, taudry ribbons, and shoes belaced with silver: all which we imagined grew in London, and entered for a great deal into my determination of trying to come in for my share of them.

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 their most outrageous dalliances somehow suitable for a moralistic readership. The protagonist of Fanny Hill, however, never repented a single moment of her sexual exploits ... quite the contrary And with Fanny, the devil is in the details, realistically described.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novelby English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel". One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London it is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel". One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity.

Fanny Hill ist ein erotischer Briefroman von John Cleland. Er schrieb das Buch im Londoner Schuldnergef ngnis. Das Buch wurde verboten und Cleland, mittlerweile aus dem Schuldnergef ngnis entlassen, wieder unter Arrest gestellt. Es kam auch zu heimlichen Ver ffentlichungen in den USA und wurde 1821 dort wegen Obsz nit t verboten. Erst 1966 hob der Oberste Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten dieses Verbot wieder auf. Die erste deutsche bersetzung erfolgte 1906 wurde aber indiziert und als unz chtig beschlagnahmt. Erst seit 1969 darf das Werk in Deutschland frei verkauft werden. Der Roman besteht aus zwei langen Briefen, in denen Fanny Hill, nun gl ckliche Ehefrau eines geliebten Gatten, einer Freundin r ckblickend ihren Lebensweg schildert. Fanny schildert, wie sie als Waisenkind mit f nfzehn Jahren nach London kommt, wo sie von einer Kupplerin aufgenommen wird, die Fanny zur Prostituierten machen will.