▁narr ative ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁" und erm ines , ▁rather ▁than ▁sec ures , ▁the ▁individual " ▁in ▁classic ▁ep istol ary ▁nov els ▁like ▁Ro x anna , ▁E vel ina , ▁Fran ken stein , ▁and ▁specifically ▁F anny ▁Hill . ▁Has lang er ▁claims ▁that ▁" the ▁par ado x ▁of ▁por n ographic ▁narr ation ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁mobil izes ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁( the ▁description ▁of ▁int imate ▁details ) ▁while ▁er adic ating ▁others ▁( the ▁expression ▁of ▁disag re ement ▁or ▁resistance )" ▁( 1 9 ). ▁With ▁this ▁in ▁mind , ▁she ▁ra ises ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁" wh ether ▁" I " ▁denotes ▁conscious ness ▁or ▁body ▁or ▁both " ▁( 3 4 ). ▁ ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁versus ▁the ▁traditional ▁conduct ▁novel ▁ ▁With ▁sexual ▁acts ▁being ▁viewed ▁heavily ▁as ▁tab oo ▁within ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁England , ▁F anny ▁Hill ▁st rayed ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁norm ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁other ▁works ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁A ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁books ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁sex ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁conduct ▁nov els : ▁books ▁that ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁teaching ▁women ▁the ▁proper ▁ways ▁to ▁behave ▁and ▁live ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁as ▁virt uous ▁of ▁a ▁manner ▁as ▁possible . ▁These ▁nov els ▁encourag ed ▁women ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁sexual ▁dev iance , ▁for ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁remain ▁virt uous ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁ultimately