Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
Author: John Cleland
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 cons….Read More
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