Fanny Hill

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, also known as Fanny Hill is a novel by John Cleland.

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Written in 1749 while Cleland was in debtor's prison in London, it is considered the first "erotic" novel, and has become a byword for the battle of censorship of erotica.

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Initially, there was no governmental reaction to the novel. However, as the book became popular, pirate editions appeared. In particular, though, two chapters were interpolated into the book depicting homosexuality between men, which Fanny observes through a chink in the wall. Once this edition began to appear, the Church of England, along with many others, asked the British Secretary of State to "stop the progress of this vile Book, which is an open insult upon Religion and good manners". As a result, Cleland was arrested and charged with "corrupting the King's subjects." In fact, Cleland was innocent of writing the chapters that had caused such particular offense.

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