▁Mor land ▁and ▁eng ra ved ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁John ▁Rap ha el ▁Smith ▁that ▁accompanied ▁one ▁edition . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁long ▁letters ▁( which ▁appear ▁as ▁volumes ▁I ▁and ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁edition ) ▁ ▁by ▁Frances ▁" F anny " ▁Hill , ▁ ▁a ▁rich ▁English w oman ▁in ▁her ▁middle ▁age , ▁who ▁leads ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁content ment ▁with ▁her ▁lov ing ▁husband ▁Charles ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁from ▁F anny ▁to ▁an ▁un named ▁acquaint ance , ▁identified ▁only ▁as ▁' Mad am .' ▁F anny ▁has ▁been ▁pre va iled ▁upon ▁by ▁' Mad am ' ▁to ▁rec ount ▁the ▁' sc and alous ▁stages ' ▁of ▁her ▁earlier ▁life , ▁which ▁she ▁proceed s ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁' st ark ▁n aked ▁truth ' ▁as ▁her ▁gover ning ▁principle . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁letter ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁account ▁of ▁F anny ' s ▁imp over ished ▁child hood ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 4 ▁she ▁los es ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁small po x , ▁arriv es ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁domestic ▁work , ▁and ▁gets ▁l ured ▁into ▁a ▁bro th el . ▁She ▁sees ▁a ▁sexual ▁encounter ▁between ▁an ▁ugly ▁older ▁couple ▁and ▁another ▁between ▁a ▁young ▁attract ive ▁couple , ▁and ▁particip ates ▁in ▁a ▁les bian ▁encounter ▁with ▁Pho eb e , ▁a ▁bis ex ual ▁prost itute . ▁A ▁customer , ▁Charles , ▁indu ces ▁F