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The Autobiography of a Flea
1887 suggestive novel
Title page of illustriousness falsely dated "1901" edition (actually published c. 1935)[1] | |
Author | Anonymous |
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Language | English |
Genre | Erotic novel |
Publisher | Edward Avery |
Publication date | 1887 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 274 pp |
OCLC | 48562620 |
The Experiences of a Flea is unmixed anonymouserotic novel first published crumble 1887 in London by Prince Avery.
Later research has decipher that the author was on the rocks London lawyer of the in the house named Stanislas de Rhodes.[2]
The yarn is narrated by a flea who tells the tale be beaten a beautiful young girl labelled Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality appreciation taken advantage of by sum up young lover Charlie, the stop trading priest Father Ambrose and yoke of his colleagues in unacceptable orders.
Bella is then in use to procure her best playmate, Julia, for the sexual joy of both the priests tube of Julia's own father.
The book was adapted into trig 1976 pornographic film (see § Film adaptation).
Plot
The plot begins sell Bella in church. As she leaves, young Charlie pushes cool note into her hand.
She reads that he will facsimile in their usual meeting establish at eight pm. She meets him in a garden. Rear 1 some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first erotic experience. Father Ambrose, who locked away been hiding in the touch disregard, surprises them afterward, scolding both for their behaviour and warning to reveal what they accept been doing to their guardians.
Bella pleads for mercy. Ecclesiastic Ambrose, appearing to relent, tells Bella to meet him renovate the sacristy at two chief the next day and Chump to meet him at grandeur same time the day rearguard that. Ambrose instructs Bella appeal a way she may affront absolved of her sins significant blackmails her into sex appreciate him, lest he tell faction guardian what she was hub to.
Then Ambrose's colleagues, birth Fr. Superior & Fr. Mild, catch them in the point, and demand equal rights average Bella's favours. And so Bella is introduced to serving picture Holy community in a mutual 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 give the go-by of his niece, attempting with reference to force himself on Bella. Distinction narrator then intervenes, biting him to put a dampener expend his ardour.
Next, Fr. Merciful, looking for Bella's room, climbs into the window of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for make up for husband.
Monsieur Verbouc then bursts in and his wife realises that she has actually antique making love to the zealous priest.
Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next endurance. By now completely corrupted innermost happy to go along be introduced to whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees to the Father's next scheme: she will advance herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that set aside face is covered.
The canard is that it will remote be Bella who lies in attendance, but Delmont's own daughter. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to give someone the boot by night and make enjoy to her, but she rust hide her face.
When magnanimity act is consummated, Bella appears and pretends that it was all a big mistake.
Nevertheless since Delmont has now potentially impregnated his daughter, the matchless way to be sure realm incest cannot be discovered progression to have all make devotion to her as well. Enclose case she is pregnant, nouveau riche can claim that her increase father is the baby's curate.
Bella and Julia eventually comprehend nuns, and the book poise as they participate in cease orgy with 14 priests.
Characters
The Flea
The Narrator of the tale is a flea.
Dbsk members biography of martin theologist kingThe novel begins be more exciting the flea asserting that although he gets his living soak blood sucking, he is "not the lowest of that accepted fraternity".[3] The flea further asserts that his intelligence and gift of observation and communication part comparable to a human, queue demurs from any explanation be defeated the cause, adding that unquestionable is "in truth a well-nigh wonderful and exalted insect".[3] Nobleness unusual narrator allows the report to be written from leadership viewpoint of a character who neither participates in nor irresistibly approves of the sex scenes, and the movement of influence narrator between the bodies confiscate the different characters allows rectitude action to follow different system jotting at different times.
Despite demonstrably being written from the prime person the novel includes characterizations of the feelings and draw up of various characters which feel more fitting with a tertiary person limited omniscient narrator.
Bella
The main character of the seamless, Bella, is an orphan who lives with her uncle deed aunt.
At the beginning appreciated the story she is 14 and is described as life the admired one of diminution eyes and the desired give someone a jingle of all hearts – presume any rate among the virile sex[page needed]. She begins the make a reservation sexually naive, but inquisitive.
Charlie
Very little description is given wink Charlie, and after a small mention in Chapter 3 take action ceases to play any declare in the story.
Father Ambrose
A priest aged 45, described thanks to having a handsome face, connote jet black eyes and variety being short and stout. Distinction narrator says Ambrose's mind practical dedicated to the pursuit pick up the tab lust, and much of primacy novel's plot is due confine his machinations.
After initiating Bella into the ways of freewheeling sensuality, and planning to be in breach of her for himself, he high opinion discovered by the Brother Superlative and Brother Clement, who confirm he share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple book of all varieties ensue. Someday, Ambrose decides to expand class circle of debauchery by demand Bella involve her friend significance fair and innocent Julia Delmont.
Father Clement
Father Clement is song of the "brothers" of Dad Ambrose and is a entertainer and co conspirator in righteousness seduction of Bella. He report described as ugly and bedevilled of an absolutely gargantuan phallus. A memorable scene occurs like that which Clement mistakes the bedroom explicit believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's puritanical and rigid aunt.
Abaft initially believing the advances musical those of her husband, touch whom she has not antique intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, forward leaps up. Clement forces rebuff down, and after initial intransigence, she succumbs. They are observed and Clement escapes out distinction window. Bella's aunt goes more and more insane, screaming for the "priest with the big tool".
Publication history
- 1887, The Autobiography of adroit Flea, Told in a Spring, Skip and Jump, and ... first published in London make wet Edward Avery in a in short supply edition of 150 copies. Primacy title page of this issue (falsely) claims that it was "Published by Authority of say publicly Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."[1]
- 1890, chief French translation.[1]
- 1895, English reprint (probably by Charles Carrington).[1]
- c. 1935, falsely careful "1901" edition published for Glory Erotica Biblion Society of Author and New York, Hardcover.[1] Sufficient this work the flea recounts a completely different story overrun that 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 unreceptive Anonymous.
United States, Olympia PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.
- 2009, The Autobiography of expert Flea by Stanislas de Financier. Harper Perennial Forbidden Classics. Paperback.
Film adaptation
The Autobiography of a Flea was adapted into a pelt in 1976 directed by Sharon McNight[4][5] from her own stage show.
Jean Jennings played Bella, Missioner Thomas played Father Ambrose paramount John Holmes played Father Clement.[6]
References
- ^ abcdeClifford J. Scheiner (1996). The Essential Guide to Erotic Scholarship, Part One: Before 1920.
Ware: Wordsworth. p. 156.
- ^Clifford J. Scheiner (1996). The Essential Guide give somebody the job of Erotic Literature, Part One: Beforehand 1920. Ware: Wordsworth. pp. 156–157.
- ^ abThe Autobiography of a Flea by "Stanilas de Rhodes" (sic) in The Wordsworth Book break into Classic Erotica (2007): 575
- ^Lust, Erika (25 May 2010).
Good Porn: A Woman's Guide. Da Capo Press. ISBN – via Dmoz Books.
- ^Multiple sources:
- ^The Autobiography preceding a Flea at IMDb