Bøger af John Cleland

Following the death of her parents, a young and innocent Fanny Hill travels to London to find work. She has barely arrived, however, when she is lured into a brothel and has a sexual experience with another woman. A costumer gets her out of there and becomes her lover, but a whole new world has opened to Fanny, who sets out to explore all the pleasures her body has in store for her.Considered the first prose pornography ‘Fanny Hill - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’ (1748) is one of the most prosecuted and banned books of all time. It has often been quoted in popular culture, in Tom Lehrer’s song "Smut" and in an episode of ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circis’ to name a couple.LUST Classics is a collection of erotic literary classics. Although some of their content can appear controversial, these titles have been selected due to their historical importance within the field of erotic literature.John Cleland (1709-1789) was an English writer, most famous for the erotic novel ‘Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’, which got him and is publisher arrested. For a hundred years, the novel could only be purchased illegally.

AUDIOLIBRO EN CATALAN.Novela clásica de la literatura erótica, Fanny Hill: Memorias de una mujer de placer concilia la narración sensual y la fábula moralista en los recuerdos de una joven inglesa que, de burdel en burdel y de amante en amante, va aprendiendo los secretos de la vida y del sexo, a la vez que experimenta, unas veces con placer y otras con dolor, las diferentes formas y posibilidades de la relación amorosaJohn Cleland (1709 – 1789) fue un novelista inglés, conocido por escribir Fanny Hill.

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.

'Fanny Hill' scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure yet this only heightened its allure - and today is appreciated as a true erotic classic.Fanny Hill is a blushing country maiden until tragic circumstances force her to seek a new life in London. She is taken in by the motherly Mrs Brown, but on her first night she receives a rather unorthodox welcome from one of the young ladies in the house - and swiftly gains a much more explicit idea of what is expected in her new role. Fanny takes to carnal pleasures with gusto, and she vividly recalls each lusty encounter, every thrusting conquest, in her saucy, voyeuristic and thoroughly irresistible memoirs.

One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history.* * *The classic novel of a young girl's exploration of physical pleasures.Young Fanny Hill is tricked into a life of prostitution, but she quickly learns the power of her own body as she learns the ways of physical passion. She soon escapes her fate for the loving arms of a wealthy young man, but misadventure and fate conspire to keep her from domestic bliss.Instead, Fanny discovers that sex need not be just for love; that it can be had for pleasure. She then sets out to explore those pleasures in as wide a variety as she can.With old men and young, and women as well; in positions of power, and situations where she has none; either watching or participating, Fanny's journey through the realms of sexual pleasure is a literary tour-de-force.Presented with classically bawdy illustrations from fin-de-siecle French artist Paul Avril, and an introduction placing the work in historical context, this complete, unexpurgated edition is the ultimate presentation of the original erotic novel.

Fanny Hill (im englischen Original mit dem Untertitel "Memoire of a Woman of Pleasure") ist ein Klassiker der Erotik: ein erotischer Briefroman von John Cleland, der zuerst 1749 in London erschien. Cleland schrieb das Buch im Londoner Schuldnergefängnis. Nach der Veröffentlichung des Buches brach ein breiter öffentlicher Aufruhr los; die anglikanische Kirche forderte "die weitere Verbreitung dieses abscheulichen Buches zu beenden, das eine offene Beleidigung der Religion und guten Sitten darstellt". Das Buch wurde verboten und Cleland, mittlerweile aus dem Schuldnergefängnis entlassen, wieder unter Arrest gestellt. Es kam auch zu heimlichen Veröffentlichungen in den USA, und Fanny Hill wurde 1821 auch dort wegen Obszönität verboten. Erst 1966 hob der Oberste Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten dieses Verbot wieder auf. Die erste deutsche Übersetzung erfolgte 1906, zahlreiche weitere Ausgaben folgten; sie wurden alle indiziert und als unzüchtig beschlagnahmt. 1964 wurde vom Verleger Kurt Desch eine limitierte Luxusausgabe aufgelegt, die ebenfalls wegen Verbreitung pornographischer Schriften nach § 184 StGB indiziert wurde. Dagegen prozessierte der Verleger. Die Indizierung wurde noch 1968 von einem Münchener Gericht bestätigt. Erst am 23. Juli 1969 entschied der Bundesgerichtshof in Karlsruhe, "dass Fanny Hill zwar ein Werk der erotischen Literatur, aber keine unzüchtige Schrift sei". Seitdem darf das Werk in Deutschland frei verkauft werden.

"Why can‘t I love a hundred men? Why must I choose one?"Ursula Brangwen is a young woman determined to claim her independence. She goes to college, gets a job, experiments sexually with another woman and is only interested in love if it is without commitment. But despite her constant rebellion against society's expectations of women, Ursula finds herself pushed down the same path of marriage and entrapment as her mother and grandmother before her.Banned shortly after its publication on the grounds of obscenity, `The Rainbow‘ (1905) is a three-generational story of misunderstandings, desire and misplaced passion. The book was adapted by director Ken Russel in 1989, starring Sammi Davis as Ursula.LUST Classics is a collection of erotic literary classics. Although some of their content can appear controversial, these titles have been selected due to their historical importance within the field of erotic literature.D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer, whose diverse work included novels, poems, literary criticisms and much more. His strong opinions on topics like human sexuality and emotional health earned him many enemies, and he spent the second half of his life traveling the world, never ceasing to write.

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to access old and often rare books from the BnF's heritage funds.

John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure has been described as the first erotic novel in English and is perhaps the greatest example of the genre. Cleland's novel is a triumph of literary style, resting on his invention of an entirely new, vividly metaphoric, terminology for describing sexual pleasure.

Over a century before 50 Shades of Grey, novels of feminine passions had been setting the stage and bending the morals laws which made erotica novels possible. Fanny Hill is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland. One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity. Venus in Furs is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel draws themes, like female dominance and sadomasochism, and character inspiration heavily from Sacher-Masoch's own life. Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, The book soon became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. This edition is a collection of these three erotica classics, perfect for study or inspiration for your own writing muse.

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.