Books by John Cleland

Of all of John Cleland's novels, Memoirs of an Oxford Scholar is the one that has been suppressed for the longest time. The notorious Fanny Hill has been called the most famous banned book of all time and yet it has been more or less freely available to the interested reader since its initial publication in 1749. Memoirs of a Coxcomb, the sequel to Fanny Hill, has been similarly available. This edition of Memoirs of an Oxford Scholar will introduce readers to a ribald masterpiece too long suppressed and will add dimension to the already considerable reputation of its author, John Cleland. John Cleland (1709-1789) was educated at the Westminster School. He spent his early adulthood in Smyrna as British Consul and in India as an employee of the British East India Company. He later returned to England where he devoted himself to the study of philology, writing essays on the nature of language and contributing columns to the Public Advertiser.

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (commonly known as Fanny Hill), the most famous erotic novel in English, was denounced by its author as 'a Book I disdain to defend, and wish, from my soul, buried and forgot'. Cleland's critics too condemned the 'infamous' and 'poisonous' novel when it first appeared in 1748-9. But the proliferation of editions, adaptations, and translations since then bears witness not only to the popularity of scandalous novels, but also to the book's literary merit. Recounted with a lively use of metaphor and some curiously moral asides, Fanny Hill's boisterous education as a London prostitute never quite effaces the ingenuous charm of her country upbringing, and her story places her among the great heroines of eighteenth-century literature. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Is the lesser-known companion to Cleland's infamous Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, and an intriguing and accessible alternative to more familiar eighteenth-century novels. Witty and complex, with erotic elements, it is also a sophisticated comedy of manners that questions eighteenth-century ideas of masculinity and femininity.

Forced by the death of her parents to seek her fortune in London, Fanny Hill is duped into prostitution by an old procuress. In Mrs Brown's bawdy-house the na ve young woman begins her sexual initiation - progressing from innocence to curiosity and desire - and soon embarks on her own path in pursuit of pleasure, until she at last finds true love. John Cleland's story of Fanny's rise to respectability was denounced after its publication by the then Bishop of London as 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners', while James Boswell called it 'a most licentious and inflaming book'. But beside its highly entertaining and boisterous depictions of a startling variety of sexual acts, Fanny Hill stands as one of the great works of eighteenth-century fiction for its unique combination of parody, erotica and philosophy of sensuality.

Vi følger den unge Fannys oplevelser i Londons dekadente og dunkle miljø; et miljø, der består af glædespiger, bordeller og både frivole og barske oplevelser.Bogen er en bramfri glædespiges førstehåndsberetning fyldt med begær, erotik og romantik.John Cleland: Fanny Hill – En glædespiges erindringer (1748). Bogen om den letlevende Fanny, som Cleland skrev, mens han sad i fængsel i London, er blevet kaldt det første eksempel på ‘roman-porno’. Den blev forbudt i store dele af verden og levede i mange, mange år et hemmeligt liv.sex, erotik

Ny oversættelse af den berømte klassiker. Bogen om Fanny Hill er en af de helt store klassikere inden for den erotiske litteratur. Nu udgiver Rosenkilde & Bahnhof bogen i en splinterny oversættelse af Viggo Hjørnager Pedersen.Vi følger den unge Fannys oplevelser i Londons dekadente og mere dunkle miljø; et miljø, der består af glædespiger, bordeller og både 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.Bogen er udstyret med et muntert og klogt forord af Lotte Garbers og med den franske tegner Paul Avrils klassiske illustrationer.