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The book features a scholarly edition that caters to diverse readership expectations by presenting both the original and an updated version of the text. Readers can engage with Fanny Hill's authentic voice, complete with her grammatical errors, while the updated version corrects spelling and punctuation according to 18th-century standards, preserving the original's tone. Additionally, this edition is the most extensively annotated, offering over 300 explanatory notes to enhance understanding and context.
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Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, John Cleland
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- Released
- 2015
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Cleland
- Publisher
- Universitas Press
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN13
- 9780993995163
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Historical Fiction, Love, Women, Classics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Suspense, Erotica, Children, Realistic Fiction, England, Sexuality & Intimacy, English Literature, Adapted for Film, Money, 18th century, BDSM, Men, Prostitution, Emancipation, Romantic Relationships, Epistolary Novels, Fetish, Courtesans
- First published
- 1749
- Original title
- Fanny Hill: The Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
- Rating
- 3.15 out of 5
- Description
- The book features a scholarly edition that caters to diverse readership expectations by presenting both the original and an updated version of the text. Readers can engage with Fanny Hill's authentic voice, complete with her grammatical errors, while the updated version corrects spelling and punctuation according to 18th-century standards, preserving the original's tone. Additionally, this edition is the most extensively annotated, offering over 300 explanatory notes to enhance understanding and context.