John Cleland

‘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…

‘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…

‘Fanny Hill’ scandalised thousands of Victorians with its vivid descriptions of sexual pleasure, and landed its author in court a year after publication on charges of ‘corrupting the King's subjects’. This only heightened its allure – and today it is…