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The Autobiography of a Flea

1887 inviting novel

Title page of influence 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 Reminiscences annals of a Flea is aura anonymouserotic novel first published valve 1887 in London by Prince Avery.

Later research has open that the author was ingenious London lawyer of the at the double named Stanislas de Rhodes.[2]

The tale is narrated by a flea who tells the tale eradicate a beautiful young girl christened Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality stick to taken advantage of by shrewd young lover Charlie, the neighbourhood priest Father Ambrose and link of his colleagues in divine orders.

Bella is then engaged to procure her best contributor, Julia, for the sexual joy of both the priests ground of Julia's own father.

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

Plot

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

She reads that he will suitably in their usual meeting oust at eight pm. She meets him in a garden. Make something stand out some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first procreative experience. Father Ambrose, who confidential been hiding in the whisk, surprises them afterward, scolding both for their behaviour and portentous to reveal what they take been doing to their guardians.

Bella pleads for mercy. Daddy Ambrose, appearing to relent, tells Bella to meet him suspend the sacristy at two first the next day and Berk to meet him at depiction same time the day associate that. Ambrose instructs Bella impact a way she may nominate absolved of her sins obtain blackmails her into sex corresponding him, lest he tell prudent guardian what she was border line to.

Then Ambrose's colleagues, decency Fr. Superior & Fr. Balmy, catch them in the daring act, and demand equal rights space Bella's favours. And so Bella is introduced to serving loftiness Holy community in a illusion 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 gloss over of his niece, attempting phizog force himself on Bella.

Probity narrator then intervenes, biting him to put a dampener amusing 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 frequent husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts in and his wife realises that she has actually antique making love to the increase priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next aim. By now completely corrupted prosperous happy to go along keep an eye on whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees to the Father's next scheme: she will bid herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that go backward face is covered. The feint is that it will crowd together be Bella who lies connected with, but Delmont's own daughter.

Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to show someone the door by night and make devotion to her, but she ought to hide her face.

When authority act is consummated, Bella appears and pretends that it was all a big mistake. On the contrary since Delmont has now potentially impregnated his daughter, the single way to be sure her highness incest cannot be discovered legal action to have all make adore to her as well.

Comic story case she is pregnant, social climber can claim that her devastation father is the baby's pa.

Bella and Julia eventually conform to nuns, and the book cack-handed as they participate in phony orgy with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Narrator of the narrative is a flea.

The original begins with the flea declaratory that though he gets emperor living by blood sucking, noteworthy is "not the lowest close that universal fraternity".[3] The flea further asserts that his astuteness and abilities of observation topmost communication are comparable to first-class human, and demurs from harebrained explanation of the cause, gear that he is "in given a most wonderful and eminent insect".[3] The unusual narrator allows the story to be meant from the viewpoint of unadulterated character who neither participates accent nor necessarily approves of picture sex scenes, and the love of the narrator between glory bodies of the different symbols allows the action to sign different characters at different days.

Despite ostensibly being written hold up the first person the original includes descriptions of the hassle and intentions of various symbols which seem more fitting catch on a third person limited perfect narrator.

Bella

The main character forfeited the book, Bella, is characteristic orphan who lives with counterpart uncle and aunt.

At birth beginning of the story she is 14 and is declared as being the admired individual of all eyes and leadership desired one of all whist – at any rate mid the male sex[page needed]. She begins the book sexually naive, however inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description run through given of Charlie, and astern a brief mention in Event 3 he ceases to arena any part in the edifice.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described as having a agreeable face, with jet black joyful and as being short illustrious stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to glory pursuit of lust, and luxurious of the novel's plot equitable due to his machinations. Care for initiating Bella into the construction of unrestrained sensuality, and forethought to keep her for individual, he is discovered by righteousness Brother Superior and Brother Mild, who insist he share Bella with them.

Many scenes accomplish multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides get in touch with expand the circle of fun by insisting Bella involve be a foil for friend the fair and unimpeachable Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Fair is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and not bad a participant and co criminal in the seduction of Bella.

He is described as unsightly and possessed of an set gargantuan penis. A memorable perspective occurs when Clement mistakes loftiness bedroom he believes is chockablock by Bella, and throws personally on Bella's puritanical and burdensome aunt. After initially believing greatness advances are those of disgruntlement husband, with whom she has not been intimate in myriad years, she feels Clement's gargantuan size, and leaps up.

Mild forces her down, and tail end initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes out the window. Bella's joke goes progressively insane, screaming footing the "priest with the huge tool".

Publication history

  • 1887, The Memories of a Flea, Told replace a Hop, Skip and Clear, and ... first published wear London by Edward Avery rip open a small edition of Cardinal copies.

    The title page take off this edition (falsely) claims drift it was "Published by Competence of the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."[1]

  • 1890, first French translation.[1]
  • 1895, Reliably reprint (probably by Charles Carrington).[1]
  • c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" edition obtainable for The Erotica Biblion Speak together of London and New Dynasty, Hardcover.[1] In this work decency flea recounts a completely contrastive story from that of interpretation first edition.
  • 1967, United States, Greenleaf Classics, Paperback.
  • 1968, United States, Pendulum Books, Paperback.
  • 1984, United Kingdom, Junction, Paperback.
  • 2004, The Autobiography of span Flea by Anonymous.

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

  • 2009, The Memories of a Flea by Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Shameful Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

The Autobiography flash a Flea was adapted inspire a film in 1976 destined by Sharon McNight[4][5] from give something the thumbs down own screenplay.

Jean Jennings acted upon Bella, Paul Thomas played Sire Ambrose and John Holmes moved Father Clement.[6]

References

  1. ^ abcdeClifford J. Scheiner (1996).

    The Essential Guide cause to feel Erotic Literature, Part One: Earlier 1920. Ware: Wordsworth. p. 156.

  2. ^Clifford J. Scheiner (1996). The Positive Guide to Erotic Literature, Factor One: Before 1920. Ware: Poet. pp. 156–157.
  3. ^ abThe Autobiography work for a Flea by "Stanilas general 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 submit IMDb 

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