John Cleland

For other uses, see John Cleland (disambiguation).

John Cleland
John Cleland as depicted in an edition of Fanny Hill published by Luxor Press
Born(1709-09-24)24 September 1709
Kingston upon Thames, England
Died23 January 1789(1789-01-23) (aged 79)
London, England
Resting placeSt Margaret's, Westminster
OccupationNovelist
Alma materWestminster School

John Cleland (24 September 1709 – 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".

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