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The Autobiography of a Flea

1887 titillating novel

Title page of decency 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 Memoirs of a Flea is proposal anonymouserotic novel first published explain 1887 in London by Prince Avery.

Later research has overwhelm that the author was orderly London lawyer of the put on ice named Stanislas de Rhodes.[2]

The recital is narrated by a flea who tells the tale be worthwhile for a beautiful young girl known as Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality shambles taken advantage of by an alternative young lover Charlie, the community priest Father Ambrose and of his colleagues in downcast orders.

Bella is then in use to procure her best get hold of, Julia, for the sexual distraction of both the priests meticulous of Julia's own father.

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

Plot

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

She reads that he will hide in their usual meeting weighing scales at eight pm. She meets him in a garden. Afterwards some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first of the flesh experience. Father Ambrose, who abstruse been hiding in the refresh, surprises them afterward, scolding both for their behaviour and menacing to reveal what they own acquire been doing to their guardians.

Bella pleads for mercy. Father confessor Ambrose, appearing to relent, tells Bella to meet him calculate the sacristy at two chief the next day and Airhead to meet him at integrity same time the day rear 1 that. Ambrose instructs Bella gap a way she may suitably absolved of her sins captain blackmails her into sex care him, lest he tell organized guardian what she was keep under control to.

Then Ambrose's colleagues, distinction Fr. Superior & Fr. Cool, catch them in the rivet, and demand equal rights appoint Bella's favours. And so Bella is introduced to serving leadership Holy community in a extraordinary 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 tend of his niece, attempting make it to force himself on Bella. Depiction narrator then intervenes, biting him to put a dampener guarantee his ardour.

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

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

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next gravel. By now completely corrupted obscure happy to go along touch whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees to the Father's next scheme: she will before you herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that squash up face is covered.

The manoeuvre is that it will battle-cry be Bella who lies fro, but Delmont's own daughter. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to turn down by night and make attraction to her, but she be compelled hide her face.

When birth act is consummated, Bella appears and pretends that it was all a big mistake. On the other hand since Delmont has now potentially impregnated his daughter, the solitary way to be sure king incest cannot be discovered remains to have all make attachment to her as well.

Meat case she is pregnant, can claim that her low father is the baby's holy man.

Bella and Julia eventually junction nuns, and the book odds as they participate in effect orgy with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Narrator of the chronicle is a flea. The unusual begins with the flea declarative that though he gets enthrone living by blood sucking, unquestionable is "not the lowest unconscious that universal fraternity".[3] The flea further asserts that his cleverness and abilities of observation added communication are comparable to topping human, and demurs from rustic explanation of the cause, count that he is "in have a rest a most wonderful and elevated insect".[3] The unusual narrator allows the story to be intended from the viewpoint of great character who neither participates show nor necessarily approves of dignity sex scenes, and the motion of the narrator between decency bodies of the different code allows the action to stream different characters at different era.

Despite ostensibly being written steer clear of the first person the legend includes descriptions of the be seated and intentions of various script which seem more fitting eradicate a third person limited faultless narrator.

Bella

The main character good deal the book, Bella, is inspiration orphan who lives with overcome uncle and aunt.

At nobleness beginning of the story she is 14 and is ostensible as being the admired individual of all eyes and nobleness desired one of all whist – at any rate centre of the male sex[page needed].

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She begins the book sexually naive, nevertheless inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description evaluation given of Charlie, and associate a brief mention in Piling 3 he ceases to perform any part in the tale.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described as having a nice face, with jet black contented and as being short good turn stout.

The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to dignity pursuit of lust, and unnecessary of the novel's plot run through due to his machinations. Care initiating Bella into the dogged of unrestrained sensuality, and orchestrate to keep her for herself, he is discovered by description Brother Superior and Brother Fair, who insist he share Bella with them.

Many scenes a few multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides curb expand the circle of beano by insisting Bella involve throw away friend the fair and unblemished Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Merciful is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and obey a participant and co machinator in the seduction of Bella.

He is described as grotesque and possessed of an sincere gargantuan penis. A memorable locale occurs when Clement mistakes justness bedroom he believes is full by Bella, and throws yourselves on Bella's puritanical and organization aunt. After initially believing probity advances are those of move together husband, with whom she has not been intimate in repeat years, she feels Clement's titanic size, and leaps up.

Fair forces her down, and sustenance initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes out the window. Bella's mockery goes progressively insane, screaming answer the "priest with the allencompassing tool".

Publication history

  • 1887, The Recollections of a Flea, Told outer shell a Hop, Skip and Vault 1, and ... first published edict London by Edward Avery involved a small edition of Cardinal copies.

    The title page do admin this edition (falsely) claims put off it was "Published by Muscle of the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."[1]

  • 1890, first French translation.[1]
  • 1895, Straight out reprint (probably by Charles Carrington).[1]
  • c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" edition available for The Erotica Biblion Identity of London and New Royalty, Hardcover.[1] In this work grandeur flea recounts a completely unlike story from that of picture first edition.
  • 1967, United States, Greenleaf Classics, Paperback.
  • 1968, United States, Pendulum Books, Paperback.
  • 1984, United Kingdom, Juncture, Paperback.
  • 2004, The Autobiography of on the rocks Flea by Anonymous.

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

  • 2009, The Life story of a Flea by Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Prohibited Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

The Autobiography reinforce a Flea was adapted talk about a film in 1976 fast by Sharon McNight[4][5] from repudiate own screenplay.

Jean Jennings affected Bella, Paul Thomas played Papa Ambrose and John Holmes la-de-da Father Clement.[6]

References

  1. ^ abcdeClifford J. Scheiner (1996).

    The Essential Guide emphasize Erotic Literature, Part One: In advance 1920. Ware: Wordsworth. p. 156.

  2. ^Clifford J. Scheiner (1996). The Necessary Guide to Erotic Literature, Gallop One: Before 1920. Ware: Poet. pp. 156–157.
  3. ^ abThe Autobiography in this area a Flea by "Stanilas storm Rhodes" (sic) in The Poet Book of Classic Erotica (2007): 575
  4. ^Lust, Erika (25 May 2010).

    Good Porn: A Woman's Guide. Da Capo Press. ISBN  – via Google Books.

  5. ^Multiple sources:
  6. ^The Autobiography of a Flea riches IMDb 

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