{"product_id":"fanny-hill-illustrated-memoirs-of-a-woman-of-pleasure-paperback","title":"Fanny Hill (Illustrated): Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hogarth\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eLocus Elm Press\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Cleland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e*Special illustrated edition contains 14 illustrations by William Hogarth (1697 - 1764). The plate prints from his series of paintings \u003ci\u003eThe Harlot's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rake's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e perfectly capture the excess and resulting moral decline of mid 17th Century England as classes rich and poor fell to vice and drink, perfectly completing John Cleland's work, herein presented index hyper-linked for ease of reference and viewing pleasure within the table of contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Fanny Hill who, upon the death of her parents, moves to London. Intent on making her as a maid the girl is duped into becoming a prostitute by an unscrupulous madam, Mrs Brown. Intent on selling her virginity to the highest and most esteemed of bidders, Mrs Brown places her at the disposal of Lord B.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom noblemen, drunken sailors, loving lords, and all manner of sexually promiscuous classes in between, Fanny learns the forbidden arts and practices of a skilled companion enough to seduce her one true love. But will she find everlasting happiness in his arms, or will she fall deeper into the excess and depravity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith voyeurism, birching, orgies, and menage-a-many, this genre-defining master-work, written by John Cleland in 1748, will be sure to shock and delight in equal measure now as it did near three centuries ago.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915323990213,"sku":"9781512125467","price":23.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/hRBCP6NoWm9781512125467.webp?v=1772168395","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/fanny-hill-illustrated-memoirs-of-a-woman-of-pleasure-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}