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John Cleland
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John Cleland was a male writer, novelist, playwright, and journalist from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on September 24, 1709, he was educated at Westminster School. He wrote in English and worked in the fields of prose and drama, with his career beginning in 1751.
Cleland is associated with works including *Titus Vespasian*, *Nouvelle traduction de Woman of pleasur, ou, Fille de joie*, *View of a literary plan, for the retrieval of the antient Celtic*, *Mémoires de Fanny Hill*, *Femme de Plaisir*, and *La fille de joye*. He was described by the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary* and was detained at Fleet Prison. He died in the City of Westminster, London, on January 23, 1789.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1709
- Died
- 1789
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Memoirs of a coxcomb
- Titus Vespasian:b
- Nouvelle traduction de Woman of pleasur, ou, Fille de joie
- View of a literary plan, for the retrieval of the antient Celtic
- Mémoires de Fanny Hill, Femme de Plaisir
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- drama
- Image
- John Cleland.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Cleland (writer)
- date of birth
- 1709-09-24
- date of death
- 1789-01-23
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- place of detention
- Fleet Prison
- name in native language
- John Cleland
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1751-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- John Cleland
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