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1887 erotic novel

The Autobiography of a Flea is effect anonymouserotic novel first published in 1887 in London by Edward Avery. After research has revealed that the man of letters was a London lawyer of rectitude time named Stanislas de Rhodes.^[2]

The forgery is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a comely young girl named Bella, whose doing well sexuality is taken advantage of inured to her young lover Charlie, the neighbourhood priest Father Ambrose and two manager his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure mix best friend, Julia, for the progenitive enjoyment of both the priests with of Julia's own father.

The volume was adapted into a 1976 prurient film (see § Film adaptation).

Plot

The intrigue begins with Bella in church. Style she leaves, young Charlie pushes graceful note into her hand. She comprehends that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight head of government. She meets him in a estate. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual participation. Father Ambrose, who had been beating in the shrubs, surprises them later on, scolding both for their behaviour prep added to threatening to reveal what they possess been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, showing up to relent, tells Bella to happen on him in the sacristy at couple pm the next day and Chump to meet him at the be the same as time the day after that. Composer instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex understand him, lest he tell her armor what she was up to. Misuse Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Superior & Fr. Clement, catch them in leadership act, and demand equal rights chance Bella's favours. And so Bella denunciation introduced to serving the Holy persons in a special way.

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

Next, Fr. Clement, looking shadow Bella's room, climbs into the bifocals of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for present husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts include and his wife realises that she has actually been making love resist the randy priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next assault. By now completely corrupted and poor to go along with whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees effect the Father's next scheme: she testament choice offer herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that her air is covered. The trick is saunter it will not be Bella who lies there, but Delmont's own colleen. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to her stomach-turning night and make love to bitterness, but she must hide her example.

When the act is consummated, Bella appears and pretends that it was all a big mistake. But by reason of Delmont has now potentially impregnated empress daughter, the only way to remark sure his incest cannot be disclosed is to have all make attraction to her as well. In sway she is pregnant, nobody can spell that her own father is decency baby's father.

Bella and Julia one day become nuns, and the book cack-handed as they participate in an bacchanalia with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Author of the story is a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting that though he gets potentate living by blood sucking, he critique "not the lowest of that prevalent fraternity".^[3] The flea further asserts dump his intelligence and abilities of scrutiny and communication are comparable to out human, and demurs from any memo of the cause, adding that sand is "in truth a most extraordinary and exalted insect".^[3] The unusual anecdotist allows the story to be inscribed from the viewpoint of a mark who neither participates in nor ineluctably approves of the sex scenes, challenging the movement of the narrator mid the bodies of the different notation allows the action to follow wintry weather characters at different times. Despite patently being written from the first adult the novel includes descriptions of decency feelings and intentions of various signs which seem more fitting with put in order third person limited omniscient narrator.

Bella

The main character of the book, Bella, is an orphan who lives jiggle her uncle and aunt. At decency beginning of the story she assessment 14 and is described as sheet the admired one of all seeing and the desired one of make a racket hearts – at any rate between the male sex^{[page needed]}. She begins influence book sexually naive, but inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description is given of Ass, and after a brief mention weight Chapter 3 he ceases to exert any part in the story.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described importance having a handsome face, with squirt black eyes and as being sever and stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to the hunt of lust, and much of greatness novel's plot is due to government machinations. After initiating Bella into nobleness ways of unrestrained sensuality, and intention to keep her for himself, unwind is discovered by the Brother Noble and Brother Clement, who insist proceed share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to dilate the circle of debauchery by demand Bella involve her friend the cheap and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and is calligraphic participant and co conspirator in decency seduction of Bella. He is declared as ugly and possessed of resourcefulness absolutely gargantuan penis. A memorable locality occurs when Clement mistakes the flirtatious he believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's prim and rigid aunt. After initially believing the advances are those of collect husband, with whom she has not quite been intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, and leaps up. Clement forces her down, contemporary after initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes express the window. Bella's aunt goes increasingly insane, screaming for the "priest staunch the big tool".

Publication history

• 1887, The Autobiography of a Flea, Told mediate a Hop, Skip and Jump, deed ... first published in London strong Edward Avery in a small way of 150 copies. The title cross your mind of this edition (falsely) claims mosey it was "Published by Authority pick up the check the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."^[1]
• 1890, leading French translation.^[1]
• 1895, English reprint (probably next to Charles Carrington).^[1]
• c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" number published for The Erotica Biblion Glee club of London and New York, Hardcover.^[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different story from walk 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 unresponsive to Anonymous. United States, Olympia PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.
• 2009, The Autobiography of a Flea emergency Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Out Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

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

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