Fanny by Gaslight (novel)

Fanny by Gaslight is a 1940 novel by the English author Michael Sadleir.

This article is about the 1940 novel. For the film of the same name, see Fanny by Gaslight (film).

Fanny by Gaslight
First ed. cover
AuthorMichael Sadleir
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherConstable & Co.
Publication date
1940 (first edition)
Media typePrint
Pages371 p.
OCLC806410852

Sadleir's best-known work, it is a fictional exploration of prostitution in Victorian London. It has been adapted several times, most notably in a 1944 Gainsborough Pictures film of the same name starring Phyllis Calvert, and a 1981 four-part BBC television series with Chloe Salaman in the title role.

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