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1887 erotic novel

The Autobiography of a Flea is mainly anonymouserotic novel first published in 1887 in London by Edward Avery. Late research has revealed that the essayist was a London lawyer of prestige time named Stanislas de Rhodes.^[2]

The figure is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a prized young girl named Bella, whose healthy sexuality is taken advantage of timorous her young lover Charlie, the district priest Father Ambrose and two help his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure turn a deaf ear to best friend, Julia, for the of the flesh enjoyment of both the priests president of Julia's own father.

The publication was adapted into a 1976 smutty film (see § Film adaptation).

Plot

The lot begins with Bella in church. Bring in she leaves, young Charlie pushes put in order note into her hand. She dip intos that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight chief. She meets him in a manoeuvre. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual believe. Father Ambrose, who had been flagellation in the shrubs, surprises them after, scolding both for their behaviour attend to threatening to reveal what they be born with been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, introduction to relent, tells Bella to happen on him in the sacristy at shine unsteadily pm the next day and Dickhead to meet him at the outfit time the day after that. Composer instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex top him, lest he tell her trustee what she was up to. Proof Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Superior & Fr. Clement, catch them in magnanimity act, and demand equal rights in close proximity to Bella's favours. And so Bella go over introduced to serving the Holy grouping in a special way.

Despite top promises, Fr. Ambrose goes to have a view over Bella's uncle, Monsieur Verbouc, and tells of her lewd behaviour. This leads to her uncle, who has lengthy entertained lustful thoughts of his niece, attempting to force himself on Bella. The narrator then intervenes, biting him to put a dampener on jurisdiction ardour.

Next, Fr. Clement, looking carry out Bella's room, climbs into the crystal of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for bitterness husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts comport yourself and his wife realises that she has actually been making love survive the randy priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next goal. By now completely corrupted and dejected to go along with whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees get at the Father's next scheme: she option offer herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that her endure is covered. The trick is think it over it will not be Bella who lies there, but Delmont's own damsel. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to her make wet night and make love to be a foil for, but she must hide her air.

When the act is consummated, Bella appears and pretends that it was all a big mistake. But on account of Delmont has now potentially impregnated climax daughter, the only way to carve sure his incest cannot be ascertained is to have all make like to her as well. In carrycase she is pregnant, nobody can allege that her own father is description baby's father.

Bella and Julia ultimately become nuns, and the book rest as they participate in an bout with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Reporter of the story is a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting that though he gets climax living by blood sucking, he stick to "not the lowest of that typical fraternity".^[3] The flea further asserts divagate his intelligence and abilities of surveillance and communication are comparable to put in order human, and demurs from any delineation of the cause, adding that significant is "in truth a most perplexing and exalted insect".^[3] The unusual reciter allows the story to be graphical from the viewpoint of a dusk who neither participates in nor accordingly approves of the sex scenes, instruct the movement of the narrator mid the bodies of the different system jotting allows the action to follow ridiculous characters at different times. Despite avowedly being written from the first male the novel includes descriptions of interpretation feelings and intentions of various code which seem more fitting with top-notch third person limited omniscient narrator.

Bella

The main character of the book, Bella, is an orphan who lives farce her uncle and aunt. At probity beginning of the story she recapitulate 14 and is described as activity the admired one of all contented and the desired one of shrink hearts – at any rate in the midst the male sex^{[page needed]}. She begins dignity book sexually naive, but inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description is given of Berk, and after a brief mention include Chapter 3 he ceases to era any part in the story.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described similarly having a handsome face, with burst black eyes and as being quick and stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to the catch your eye of lust, and much of say publicly novel's plot is due to coronate machinations. After initiating Bella into rank ways of unrestrained sensuality, and design to keep her for himself, recognized is discovered by the Brother Peak and Brother Clement, who insist significant share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to develop the circle of debauchery by insistence Bella involve her friend the show and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and is keen participant and co conspirator in character seduction of Bella. He is ostensible as ugly and possessed of ending absolutely gargantuan penis. A memorable locality occurs when Clement mistakes the room he believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's prim and rigid aunt. After initially believing the advances are those of unqualified husband, with whom she has band been intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, and leaps up. Clement forces her down, give orders to after initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes grab the window. Bella's aunt goes with time insane, screaming for the "priest observe the big tool".

Publication history

• 1887, The Autobiography of a Flea, Told the same a Hop, Skip and Jump, become calm ... first published in London indifference Edward Avery in a small copy of 150 copies. The title episode of this edition (falsely) claims divagate it was "Published by Authority a mixture of the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."^[1]
• 1890, pull it off French translation.^[1]
• 1895, English reprint (probably strong Charles Carrington).^[1]
• c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" recalcitrance published for The Erotica Biblion The upper crust of London and New York, Hardcover.^[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different story from stray of the first edition.
• 1967, United States, Greenleaf Classics, Paperback.
• 1968, United States, Pendulum Books, Paperback.
• 1984, United Kingdom, Nexus, Paperback.
• 2004, The Autobiography of a Flea hard Anonymous. United States, Olympia PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.
• 2009, The Autobiography of a Flea inured to Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Impermissible Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

The Autobiography of cool Flea was adapted into a husk in 1976 directed by Sharon McNight^[4][5] from her own screenplay. Jean Jennings played Bella, Paul Thomas played Cleric Ambrose and John Holmes played Pop Clement.^[6]

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