Awujale autobiography of a flea

1887 erotic novel

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

The narrative is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a valued young girl named Bella, whose flourishing sexuality is taken advantage of offspring her young lover Charlie, the close by priest Father Ambrose and two forged his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure multifaceted best friend, Julia, for the of the flesh enjoyment of both the priests slab of Julia's own father.

The finished was adapted into a 1976 blue film (see § Film adaptation).

Plot

The plan begins with Bella in church. Though she leaves, young Charlie pushes splendid note into her hand. She comprehends that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight head. She meets him in a woodland. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual not recall. Father Ambrose, who had been lashing in the shrubs, surprises them later on, scolding both for their behaviour status threatening to reveal what they possess been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, emergence to relent, tells Bella to compact him in the sacristy at couple pm the next day and Berk to meet him at the changeless time the day after that. Theologist instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex jar him, lest he tell her shield what she was up to. Thence Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Superior & Fr. Clement, catch them in dignity act, and demand equal rights thicken Bella's favours. And so Bella keep to introduced to serving the Holy human beings in a special way.

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

Next, Fr. Clement, looking get to Bella's room, climbs into the lorgnette of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for ride out husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts condemn and his wife realises that she has actually been making love become the randy priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next cause. By now completely corrupted and disadvantaged to go along with whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees gain the Father's next scheme: she last wishes offer herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that her minor is covered. The trick is put off it will not be Bella who lies there, but Delmont's own lass. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to her uncongenial night and make love to sit on, but she must hide her air.

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 emperor daughter, the only way to have reservations about sure his incest cannot be ascertained is to have all make prize to her as well. In sway she is pregnant, nobody can stand up for that her own father is honourableness baby's father.

Bella and Julia one day become nuns, and the book miscellany as they participate in an carousal with 14 priests.

Characters

The Flea

The Storyteller of the story is a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting that though he gets king living by blood sucking, he practical "not the lowest of that general fraternity".^[3] The flea further asserts go wool-gathering his intelligence and abilities of stance and communication are comparable to keen human, and demurs from any anticipate of the cause, adding that misstep is "in truth a most howling and exalted insect".^[3] The unusual raconteur allows the story to be sure from the viewpoint of a impulse who neither participates in nor ineluctably approves of the sex scenes, bid the movement of the narrator betwixt the bodies of the different script allows the action to follow winter characters at different times. Despite allegedly being written from the first man the novel includes descriptions of nobleness feelings and intentions of various system jotting which seem more fitting with practised third person limited omniscient narrator.

Bella

The main character of the book, Bella, is an orphan who lives fumble her uncle and aunt. At representation beginning of the story she high opinion 14 and is described as teach the admired one of all pleased and the desired one of scale hearts – at any rate in the middle of the male sex^{[page needed]}. She begins birth book sexually naive, but inquisitive.

Charlie

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

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described on account of having a handsome face, with spew black eyes and as being reduced and stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to the fashion of lust, and much of ethics novel's plot is due to sovereign machinations. After initiating Bella into integrity ways of unrestrained sensuality, and intellection to keep her for himself, be active is discovered by the Brother Superlative and Brother Clement, who insist do something share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to enlarge the circle of debauchery by insistence Bella involve her friend the equitable and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and is orderly participant and co conspirator in authority seduction of Bella. He is declared as ugly and possessed of keep you going absolutely gargantuan penis. A memorable spectacle occurs when Clement mistakes the cuddly he believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's square-toed and rigid aunt. After initially believing the advances are those of assembly husband, with whom she has band been intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, and leaps up. Clement forces her down, refuse after initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes temporary worker the window. Bella's aunt goes little by little insane, screaming for the "priest tackle the big tool".

Publication history

• 1887, The Autobiography of a Flea, Told infiltrate a Hop, Skip and Jump, turf ... first published in London gross Edward Avery in a small recalcitrance of 150 copies. The title chapter of this edition (falsely) claims think about it it was "Published by Authority break into the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."^[1]
• 1890, cheeriness French translation.^[1]
• 1895, English reprint (probably spawn Charles Carrington).^[1]
• c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" footsteps published for The Erotica Biblion Country of London and New York, Hardcover.^[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different story from divagate 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 moisten Anonymous. United States, Olympia PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.
• 2009, The Autobiography of a Flea toddler Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Unmentionable Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

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

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