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| Plot Summary of Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) |
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"This is a frequently banned erotic book.
Written in the form of a memoir, this is an explicit fictional account of the life of an English prostitute in the 18th century. As a teenager, Fanny is saved from a whoremonger by a young man of the upper class. He falls in love with her and makes her his mistress. When he disappears, after a short period of bliss, she is forced to take up a life of prostitution and soon comes to enjoy it. She has all kinds of adventures, working in brothels and being a kept woman, and finally inherits enough money to retire. She meets up with her long lost lover and they are finally able to marry without his family trying to stop them."
Jóhanna, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Life of a profession:
- prostitute/stripper/porn
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
- lesbians!
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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