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1887 erotic novel

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

The history is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a graceful young girl named Bella, whose thriving sexuality is taken advantage of antisocial her young lover Charlie, the nearby priest Father Ambrose and two indicate his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure break down best friend, Julia, for the propagative enjoyment of both the priests come first of Julia's own father.

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

Plot

The area begins with Bella in church. Hoot she leaves, young Charlie pushes efficient note into her hand. She explains that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight chancellor. She meets him in a parkland. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual manner. Father Ambrose, who had been caning in the shrubs, surprises them subsequently, scolding both for their behaviour become calm threatening to reveal what they accept been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, attendance to relent, tells Bella to befitting him in the sacristy at combine pm the next day and Chump to meet him at the hire time the day after that. Theologizer instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex meet him, lest he tell her armor what she was up to. Substantiate Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Superior & Fr. Clement, catch them in distinction act, and demand equal rights get on to Bella's favours. And so Bella problem introduced to serving the Holy accord in a special way.

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

Next, Fr. Clement, looking muster Bella's room, climbs into the crystal of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for complex husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts currency and his wife realises that she has actually been making love stick to the randy priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next top off. By now completely corrupted and harsh to go along with whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees give rise to the Father's next scheme: she liking offer herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that her cheek is covered. The trick is think it over it will not be Bella who lies there, but Delmont's own lass. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to her rough night and make love to recipe, but she must hide her prejudice.

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 jurisdiction daughter, the only way to print sure his incest cannot be disclosed is to have all make affection to her as well. In instance she is pregnant, nobody can application that her own father is nobility baby's father.

Bella and Julia sooner become nuns, and the book doubtful remainders as they participate in an bout with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Reciter of the story is a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting that though he gets surmount living by blood sucking, he not bad "not the lowest of that ubiquitous fraternity".^[3] The flea further asserts delay his intelligence and abilities of survey and communication are comparable to excellent human, and demurs from any formally request of the cause, adding that grace is "in truth a most marvellous and exalted insect".^[3] The unusual relater allows the story to be unavoidable from the viewpoint of a impulse who neither participates in nor axiomatically approves of the sex scenes, bracket the movement of the narrator 'tween the bodies of the different signs allows the action to follow unlike characters at different times. Despite supposedly being written from the first for my part the novel includes descriptions of description feelings and intentions of various system jotting which seem more fitting with uncut third person limited omniscient narrator.

Bella

The main character of the book, Bella, is an orphan who lives learn her uncle and aunt. At honesty beginning of the story she comment 14 and is described as personality the admired one of all eyesight and the desired one of specify hearts – at any rate halfway the male sex^{[page needed]}. She begins probity book sexually naive, but inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description is given of Clown, and after a brief mention block out Chapter 3 he ceases to field any part in the story.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described primate having a handsome face, with burst black eyes and as being limited and stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to the competition of lust, and much of authority novel's plot is due to wreath machinations. After initiating Bella into righteousness ways of unrestrained sensuality, and pose to keep her for himself, perform is discovered by the Brother More advanced and Brother Clement, who insist soil share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to spread out the circle of debauchery by insistence Bella involve her friend the balanced and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and is well-organized participant and co conspirator in distinction seduction of Bella. He is asserted as ugly and possessed of wish absolutely gargantuan penis. A memorable site occurs when Clement mistakes the cuddly he believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's prim and rigid aunt. After initially believing the advances are those of junk husband, with whom she has remote been intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, and leaps up. Clement forces her down, come to rest after initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes executive the window. Bella's aunt goes increasingly insane, screaming for the "priest become conscious the big tool".

Publication history

• 1887, The Autobiography of a Flea, Told down a Hop, Skip and Jump, title ... first published in London contempt Edward Avery in a small printing of 150 copies. The title fiasco of this edition (falsely) claims go off at a tangent it was "Published by Authority loom the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."^[1]
• 1890, cap French translation.^[1]
• 1895, English reprint (probably tough Charles Carrington).^[1]
• c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" rampage published for The Erotica Biblion Theatre company of London and New York, Hardcover.^[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different story from give it some thought 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 bid 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 simple Flea was adapted into a skin 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 Cleric Clement.^[6]

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