Books by John Cleland

Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (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. Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure 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.Using 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, Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is important for its groundbreaking depictions of queer sex and fetish and continues to be read and studied to this day.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Cleland¿s Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is a classic of pornographic and erotic literature reimagined for modern readers.

Den unge Fannys er glædespige i Londons dekadente og mere dunkle miljø; et miljø af andre glædespiger og bordeller, og hun kommer ud for frivole og barske oplevelser. Bogen er en bramfri førstehåndsberetning – med vid, munterhed og en ikke alt for blufærdig tilgang til tilværelsen fortæller den nittenårige Fanny om sine eskapader. En historie om livsglade unge piger, der tjener til livets ophold ved gladelig at levere varen til mænd, der i dén grad efterspørger den. Samtidig er det en klassisk historie om ægte kærlighed, unge elskende, savn og … tja, afsavn er ikke det rigtige ord.Det blev brevromanen om glædespigen Fanny, der sikrede den engelske forfatter John Cleland (1709-1789) en usvigelig sikker plads i litteraturhistorien. Romanen om Fanny Hill blev oprindelig udgivet i England 1748-49. Skønt bogen senere blev forbudt, og forfatteren røg i fængsel, blev den en enorm læsersucces i samtiden. Den første danske oversættelse af Fannys erindringer kom så sent som i 1965. Men da man – stadig i 1960’ernes midte – forestillede sig, at dette var lige barsk nok kost for de danske læsere, måtte udgivelsen en tur omkring Højesteret, før udgivelsen blev tilladt. Til gengæld blev den danske udgave det litterære startskud til pornografiens frigivelse i 1967. Den nye danske oversættelse af Fanny Hill rammer lige ned i den aktuelle bølge af erotisk litteratur.

Les lettres de Fanny Hill prônent non seulement le libertinage - elles sont immorales – mais elles dépeignent également d'une manière efficace les mœurs anglaises du XVIIIe siècle. Au-delà du charme érotique de l'ouvrage, cette minutieuse chronique permet au lecteur de comprendre la vie dans le Londres de ce siècle.

Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (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. Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure 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.Using 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, Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is important for its groundbreaking depictions of queer sex and fetish and continues to be read and studied to this day.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Cleland's Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is a classic of pornographic and erotic literature reimagined for modern readers.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure-popularly known as Fanny Hill is an erotic novel which consists of two long letters by Frances "Fanny" Hill, a rich Englishwoman in her middle age, who leads a life of contentment with her loving husband Charles and their children, from Fanny to an unnamed acquaintance, identified only as ''Madam.'' Fanny has been prevailed upon by ''Madam'' to recount the ''scandalous stages'' of her earlier life, which she proceeds to do with ''stark naked truth'' as her governing principle. The book exemplifies the use of euphemism. The text has no "dirty words" or explicit scientific terms for body parts, but uses many literary devices to describe genitalia. It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.

Following the death of her parents, a young and innocent Fanny Hill travels to London to find work. She has barely arrived, however, when she is lured into a brothel and has a sexual experience with another woman. A costumer gets her out of there and becomes her lover, but a whole new world has opened to Fanny, who sets out to explore all the pleasures her body has in store for her.Considered the first prose pornography ‘Fanny Hill - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’ (1748) is one of the most prosecuted and banned books of all time. It has often been quoted in popular culture, in Tom Lehrer’s song "Smut" and in an episode of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circis’ to name a couple.LUST Classics is a collection of erotic literary classics. Although some of their content can appear controversial, these titles have been selected due to their historical importance within the field of erotic literature.John Cleland (1709-1789) was an English writer, most famous for the erotic novel ‘Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’, which got him and is publisher arrested. For a hundred years, the novel could only be purchased illegally.

AUDIOLIBRO EN CATALAN.Novela clásica de la literatura erótica, Fanny Hill: Memorias de una mujer de placer concilia la narración sensual y la fábula moralista en los recuerdos de una joven inglesa que, de burdel en burdel y de amante en amante, va aprendiendo los secretos de la vida y del sexo, a la vez que experimenta, unas veces con placer y otras con dolor, las diferentes formas y posibilidades de la relación amorosaJohn Cleland (1709 – 1789) fue un novelista inglés, conocido por escribir Fanny Hill.

One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.* * *The classic novel of a young girl's exploration of physical pleasures.Young Fanny Hill is tricked into a life of prostitution, but she quickly learns the power of her own body as she learns the ways of physical passion. She soon escapes her fate for the loving arms of a wealthy young man, but misadventure and fate conspire to keep her from domestic bliss.Instead, Fanny discovers that sex need not be just for love; that it can be had for pleasure. She then sets out to explore those pleasures in as wide a variety as she can.With old men and young, and women as well; in positions of power, and situations where she has none; either watching or participating, Fanny's journey through the realms of sexual pleasure is a literary tour-de-force.Presented with classically bawdy illustrations from fin-de-siecle French artist Paul Avril, and an introduction placing the work in historical context, this complete, unexpurgated edition is the ultimate presentation of the original erotic novel.

Fanny Hill (im englischen Original mit dem Untertitel "Memoire of a Woman of Pleasure") ist ein Klassiker der Erotik: ein erotischer Briefroman von John Cleland, der zuerst 1749 in London erschien. Cleland schrieb das Buch im Londoner Schuldnergefängnis. Nach der Veröffentlichung des Buches brach ein breiter öffentlicher Aufruhr los; die anglikanische Kirche forderte "die weitere Verbreitung dieses abscheulichen Buches zu beenden, das eine offene Beleidigung der Religion und guten Sitten darstellt". Das Buch wurde verboten und Cleland, mittlerweile aus dem Schuldnergefängnis entlassen, wieder unter Arrest gestellt. Es kam auch zu heimlichen Veröffentlichungen in den USA, und Fanny Hill wurde 1821 auch dort wegen Obszönität verboten. Erst 1966 hob der Oberste Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten dieses Verbot wieder auf. Die erste deutsche Übersetzung erfolgte 1906, zahlreiche weitere Ausgaben folgten; sie wurden alle indiziert und als unzüchtig beschlagnahmt. 1964 wurde vom Verleger Kurt Desch eine limitierte Luxusausgabe aufgelegt, die ebenfalls wegen Verbreitung pornographischer Schriften nach § 184 StGB indiziert wurde. Dagegen prozessierte der Verleger. Die Indizierung wurde noch 1968 von einem Münchener Gericht bestätigt. Erst am 23. Juli 1969 entschied der Bundesgerichtshof in Karlsruhe, "dass Fanny Hill zwar ein Werk der erotischen Literatur, aber keine unzüchtige Schrift sei". Seitdem darf das Werk in Deutschland frei verkauft werden.

La Fille de joie ou Mémoires de miss Fanny écrits par elle-mêmeDate de l'édition originale: 1790Sujet de l'ouvrage: Littérature érotique anglaise -- 18e siècle[Memoirs of a woman of pleasure (français). 1790]Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande. Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables. Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique. Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

La Fille de joie ou Mémoires de miss Fanny écrits par elle-mêmeDate de l'édition originale: 1790Sujet de l'ouvrage: Littérature érotique anglaise -- 18e siècle[Memoirs of a woman of pleasure (français). 1790]Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande. Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables. Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique. Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

La fille de joie, ou Mémoires de miss Fanny, écrits par elle-mêmeDate de l'édition originale: 1786Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

"Why can‘t I love a hundred men? Why must I choose one?"Ursula Brangwen is a young woman determined to claim her independence. She goes to college, gets a job, experiments sexually with another woman and is only interested in love if it is without commitment. But despite her constant rebellion against society's expectations of women, Ursula finds herself pushed down the same path of marriage and entrapment as her mother and grandmother before her.Banned shortly after its publication on the grounds of obscenity, `The Rainbow‘ (1905) is a three-generational story of misunderstandings, desire and misplaced passion. The book was adapted by director Ken Russel in 1989, starring Sammi Davis as Ursula.LUST Classics is a collection of erotic literary classics. Although some of their content can appear controversial, these titles have been selected due to their historical importance within the field of erotic literature.D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer, whose diverse work included novels, poems, literary criticisms and much more. His strong opinions on topics like human sexuality and emotional health earned him many enemies, and he spent the second half of his life traveling the world, never ceasing to write.

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to access old and often rare books from the BnF's heritage funds.

Over a century before 50 Shades of Grey, novels of feminine passions had been setting the stage and bending the morals laws which made erotica novels possible. Fanny Hill is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland. One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity. Venus in Furs is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel draws themes, like female dominance and sadomasochism, and character inspiration heavily from Sacher-Masoch's own life. Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, The book soon became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. This edition is a collection of these three erotica classics, perfect for study or inspiration for your own writing muse.