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Fiction Classics

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

by (author) John Cleland

introduction by Sylvia Hunt

Publisher
Universitas Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2015
Category
Classics, Literary

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780993995163
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $26.50

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988963228
    Publish Date
    Mar 2019
    List Price
    $99.00

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Description

First published in 1749 in London, John Cleland's novel remained banned until 1963 in the US and until 1970 in the UK. Ever since the ban was lifted, it has been the object of academic study and one of the most frequently read novels of the eighteenth century. This volume includes two editions in one: the original text from 1749; and a version in which spelling and punctuation have been improved according to the standards of 18th-century English. Each version is accompanied by 138 explanatory notes.

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Contributor Notes

John Cleland (1710-1789) will forever be associated with his novel Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure and with its heroine, Fanny Hill.

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