John Cleland
John Cleland (c. 1709, baptised – 23 January 1789) was an English novelist best known for his fictional Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, whose eroticism led to his arrest. James Boswell called him "a sly, old malcontent".
John Cleland | |
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| Died | 23 January 1789 London, England |
| Resting place | St Margaret Lothbury churchyard, City of London |
| Occupation | soldier and writer |
| Alma mater | Westminster School |
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