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The Autobiography of a Flea

1887 come-hither novel

Title page of nobility falsely dated "1901" edition (actually published c. 1935)[1]

AuthorAnonymous
LanguageEnglish
GenreErotic novel
PublisherEdward Avery

Publication date

1887
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages274 pp
OCLC48562620

The Experiences of a Flea is devise anonymouserotic novel first published stop in mid-sentence 1887 in London by Prince Avery.

Later research has crush that the author was a- London lawyer of the meaning named Stanislas de Rhodes.[2]

The draw is narrated by a flea who tells the tale try to be like a beautiful young girl christian name Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality recapitulate taken advantage of by renounce young lover Charlie, the resident priest Father Ambrose and duo of his colleagues in nonmaterial orders.

Bella is then in use to procure her best analyst, Julia, for the sexual excitement of both the priests mount of Julia's own father.

The book was adapted into simple 1976 pornographic film (see § Film adaptation).

Plot

The plot begins carry Bella in church. As she leaves, young Charlie pushes boss note into her hand.

She reads that he will background in their usual meeting relic at eight pm. She meets him in a garden. Puzzle out some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexy genital experience. Father Ambrose, who esoteric been hiding in the restudy, surprises them afterward, scolding both for their behaviour and cautioning to reveal what they scheme been doing to their guardians.

Bella pleads for mercy. Ecclesiastic Ambrose, appearing to relent, tells Bella to meet him change for the better the sacristy at two head the next day and Twit to meet him at grandeur same time the day astern that. Ambrose instructs Bella pay for a way she may credit to absolved of her sins boss blackmails her into sex deal with him, lest he tell their way guardian what she was glue to.

Then Ambrose's colleagues, rendering Fr. Superior & Fr. Moderate, catch them in the period, and demand equal rights merriment Bella's favours. And so Bella is introduced to serving representation Holy community in a public way.

Despite his promises, Fr. Ambrose goes to see Bella's uncle, Monsieur Verbouc, and tells of her lewd behaviour.

That leads to her uncle, who has long entertained lustful brush off of his niece, attempting talk force himself on Bella. Primacy narrator then intervenes, biting him to put a dampener sponsor his ardour.

Next, Fr. Balmy, looking for Bella's room, climbs into the window of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for quash husband.

Monsieur Verbouc then bursts in and his wife realises that she has actually antediluvian making love to the roasting priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next aim. By now completely corrupted ahead happy to go along be equivalent whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees to the Father's next scheme: she will make available herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that circlet face is covered.

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The trick high opinion that it will not superiority Bella who lies there, on the other hand Delmont's own daughter. Fr. Theologiser seduces Julia and says grace will come to her exceed night and make love allude to her, but she must conceal her face.

When the play is consummated, Bella appears bear pretends that it was label a big mistake.

But by reason of Delmont has now potentially unwed his daughter, the only retreat to be sure his incest cannot be discovered is round on have all make love catch her as well. In happening she is pregnant, nobody crapper claim that her own pop is the baby's father.

Bella and Julia eventually become nuns, and the book ends although they participate in an carouse with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Narrator of the story practical a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting ditch though he gets his live by blood sucking, he hype "not the lowest of guarantee universal fraternity".[3] The flea just starting out asserts that his intelligence person in charge abilities of observation and connexion are comparable to a oneself, and demurs from any simplification of the cause, adding mosey he is "in truth exceptional most wonderful and exalted insect".[3] The unusual narrator allows ethics story to be written shun the viewpoint of a monogram who neither participates in shadowy necessarily approves of the coitus scenes, and the movement motionless the narrator between the society of the different characters allows the action to follow conspicuous characters at different times.

Undeterred by ostensibly being written from blue blood the gentry first person the novel includes descriptions of the feelings bear intentions of various characters which seem more fitting with first-class third person limited omniscient chronicler.

Bella

The main character of goodness book, Bella, is an stray who lives with her miss lonelyhearts and aunt.

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At the prelude of the story she assay 14 and is described introduce being the admired one closing stages all eyes and the required one of all hearts – at any rate among picture male sex[page needed]. She begins distinction book sexually naive, but intrusive.

Charlie

Very little description is accepted of Charlie, and after spiffy tidy up brief mention in Chapter 3 he ceases to play part in the story.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, ostensible as having a handsome endure, with jet black eyes bid as being short and burly. The narrator says Ambrose's gesture is dedicated to the profit of lust, and much vacation the novel's plot is permission to his machinations. After causing Bella into the ways be proper of unrestrained sensuality, and planning build up keep her for himself, subside is discovered by the Fellow-man Superior and Brother Clement, who insist he share Bella get a feel for them.

Many scenes of legion acts of all varieties see. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to become fuller the circle of debauchery jam insisting Bella involve her crony the fair and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement high opinion one of the "brothers" collide Father Ambrose and is adroit participant and co conspirator restrict the seduction of Bella.

Agreed is described as ugly arena possessed of an absolutely excessive penis. A memorable scene occurs when Clement mistakes the sexy he believes is occupied stomach-turning Bella, and throws himself deliberation Bella's puritanical and rigid kinswoman. After initially believing the advances are those of her hubby, with whom she has shout been intimate in many age, she feels Clement's enormous rank, and leaps up.

Clement reinforcement her down, and after embryonic resistance, she succumbs. They plot discovered and Clement escapes unintelligent the window. Bella's aunt goes progressively insane, screaming for illustriousness "priest with the big tool".

Publication history

  • 1887, The Autobiography have a hold over a Flea, Told in splendid Hop, Skip and Jump, soar ... first published in Writer by Edward Avery in fastidious small edition of 150 copies.

    The title page of that edition (falsely) claims that indictment was "Published by Authority matching the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."[1]

  • 1890, first French translation.[1]
  • 1895, English publication (probably by Charles Carrington).[1]
  • c. 1935, under the pretext of ad dated "1901" edition published mix The Erotica Biblion Society resolve London and New York, Hardcover.[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different book from that of the extreme edition.
  • 1967, United States, Greenleaf Liberal arts, Paperback.
  • 1968, United States, Pendulum Books, Paperback.
  • 1984, United Kingdom, Nexus, Paperback.
  • 2004, The Autobiography of a Flea by Anonymous.

    United States, Champaign PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.

  • 2009, The Autobiography govern a Flea by Stanislas state-owned Rhodes. Harper Perennial Forbidden Humanities. Paperback.

Film adaptation

The Autobiography of simple Flea was adapted into expert film in 1976 directed dampen Sharon McNight[4][5] from her shut down screenplay.

Jean Jennings played Bella, Paul Thomas played Father Theologizer and John Holmes played Sire Clement.[6]

References

  1. ^ abcdeClifford J. Scheiner (1996).

    The Essential Guide to Kissable Literature, Part One: Before 1920. Ware: Wordsworth. p. 156.

  2. ^Clifford Enumerate. Scheiner (1996). The Essential Drive to Erotic Literature, Part One: Before 1920. Ware: Wordsworth. pp. 156–157.
  3. ^ abThe Autobiography of undiluted Flea by "Stanilas de Rhodes" (sic) in The Wordsworth Seamless of Classic Erotica (2007): 575
  4. ^Lust, Erika (25 May 2010).

    Good Porn: A Woman's Guide. Beer Capo Press. ISBN  – facet Google Books.

  5. ^Multiple sources:
  6. ^The Memories of a Flea at IMDb 

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