10 Books That Were Written In Prison
Le Morte d’Arthur:
Le Morte d’Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory. It is a book about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table and interprets existing French and English stories about these figures. First published in 1485 by William Caxton, it is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today. This is one of the well-known books written in prison. He was jailed during the 1450s and filled the years he spent waiting for trial evoking the best known images of Arthur.
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure:
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, also known as Fanny Hill is an erotic novel by John Cleland and first published in England in 1748. It was written while Cleland was in debtor's prison in London. It is considered "the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel." It is one of the most prosecuted and banned books in history and has become a synonym for obscenity.
