Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (version 2)
Author: first_name: John
last_name: Cleland
Language: English
Year: 1749

This book has been notorious since it first appeared and had been banned several times and in several countries. It is a fictional work that details the adventures of an orphaned girl who ends up working in a brothel in London.  Early on she falls in love with a young man named Charles, but only to end up being separated from him.  She then recounts her experiences as a prostitute who, in spite of her circumstances, manages to retain her humanity and undying faith in true love.  - Summary by mlc