John Cleland

John Cleland was an English novelist best known for Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. James Boswell called him "a sly, old malcontent".

Memoirs of Fanny Hill

John Cleland

This is a classic example of erotic literature. It was written in 1749 and published by John Cleland because of financial difficulties he had for a long time. The publication of this work made a great scandal and even court actions were started in Lo...