Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones (1980)

by Erica Jong

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This was a rollicking enjoyable romp though history with many surprising twists and turns right to the end (

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This has got to be one of the funniest novels ever written. (

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The book that inspired me to read 'Fanny Hill' by John Cleland. Brings new meaning to the word 'rollicking.' You really can't go wrong with a fetishist ship captain. (

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Fanny:ovvero la veridica storia delle avventure di Fanny Hackabout-Jones

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Fanny: being the true history of the adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones

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1980

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Fanny Hackabout-Jones

Lord Bellars

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Wiltshire, England, UK

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1980)

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I, Fanny Hackabout-Jones, having been blest with long Life, which e'en the Harshest Events of Youth pale to Insignificance or, i'faith, appear as Comedies, do write this History of my Life and Adventures as a Testament for my only Daughter, Belinda.

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"A rollicking tale...a tour de force."—Newsweek

Discovered on the doorstep of a country estate in Wiltshire, England, the infant Fanny is raised to womanhood by her adoptive parents, Lord and Lady Bellars. Fanny wants to become the epic poet of the age, but her plans are dashed when she is ravished by her libertine stepfather. Fleeing to London, Fanny falls in with idealistic witches and highwaymen who teach her of worlds she never knew existed. After toiling in a London brothel that caters to literati, Fanny embarks on a series of adventures that teach her what she must know to live and prosper as a woman. Soon to be a major Broadway musical. Reading group guide included.

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A foundling, Fanny, is raised by adoptive parents, Lord and Lady Bellars, but is forced to flee to London when her libertine stepfather ravishes her. After toiling in a London brothel, Fanny embarks on a series of adventures that teach her what she must know to live and prosper as a woman.… (more)