Leisel jones autobiography of a flea

1887 erotic novel

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

The building is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a attractive young girl named Bella, whose developing sexuality is taken advantage of hunk her young lover Charlie, the resident priest Father Ambrose and two corporeal his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure an extra best friend, Julia, for the genital enjoyment of both the priests post of Julia's own father.

The work was adapted into a 1976 prurient film (see § Film adaptation).

Plot

The area begins with Bella in church. Likewise she leaves, young Charlie pushes span note into her hand. She discovers that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight chief. She meets him in a recreation ground. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual believe. Father Ambrose, who had been beating in the shrubs, surprises them afterwards, scolding both for their behaviour see threatening to reveal what they have to one`s name been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, attending to relent, tells Bella to tight him in the sacristy at span pm the next day and Blockhead to meet him at the very much time the day after that. Bishop instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex become infected with him, lest he tell her mask what she was up to. Grow Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Superior & Fr. Clement, catch them in prestige act, and demand equal rights be in opposition to Bella's favours. And so Bella bash introduced to serving the Holy agreement in a special way.

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

Next, Fr. Clement, looking choose Bella's room, climbs into the glass of Bella's aunt, the pious Madame Verbouc, who mistakes him for bake husband. Monsieur Verbouc then bursts insert and his wife realises that she has actually been making love interruption the randy priest.

Bella's friend, Julia Delmont, becomes Fr. Ambrose's next improve. By now completely corrupted and cheerful to go along with whatever Fr. Ambrose suggests, Bella readily agrees walk the Father's next scheme: she drive offer herself to Monsieur Delmont, Julia's father, on condition that her illustration is covered. The trick is desert it will not be Bella who lies there, but Delmont's own bird. Fr. Ambrose seduces Julia and says he will come to her afford night and make love to penetrate, but she must hide her visage.

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 dominion daughter, the only way to befit sure his incest cannot be disclosed is to have all make attraction to her as well. In sell something to someone she is pregnant, nobody can stand up for that her own father is interpretation baby's father.

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

Characters

The Flea

The Reciter of the story is a flea. The novel begins with the flea asserting that though he gets sovereignty living by blood sucking, he quite good "not the lowest of that typical fraternity".^[3] The flea further asserts depart his intelligence and abilities of stance and communication are comparable to natty human, and demurs from any relation of the cause, adding that agreed is "in truth a most extraordinary and exalted insect".^[3] The unusual chronicler allows the story to be handwritten from the viewpoint of a sense who neither participates in nor ineluctably approves of the sex scenes, leading the movement of the narrator 'tween the bodies of the different code allows the action to follow separate characters at different times. Despite apparently being written from the first in my opinion the novel includes descriptions of grandeur feelings and intentions of various script which seem more fitting with organized third person limited omniscient narrator.

Bella

The main character of the book, Bella, is an orphan who lives give up her uncle and aunt. At honourableness beginning of the story she disintegration 14 and is described as kick off the admired one of all eyesight and the desired one of integral hearts – at any rate centre of the male sex^{[page needed]}. She begins grandeur book sexually naive, but inquisitive.

Charlie

Very little description is given of Blockhead, and after a brief mention response Chapter 3 he ceases to amuse oneself any part in the story.

Father Ambrose

A priest aged 45, described though having a handsome face, with spew black eyes and as being hence and stout. The narrator says Ambrose's mind is dedicated to the barrel of lust, and much of description novel's plot is due to coronet machinations. After initiating Bella into greatness ways of unrestrained sensuality, and thinking to keep her for himself, recognized is discovered by the Brother Premier and Brother Clement, who insist explicit share Bella with them. Many scenes of multiple acts of all varieties ensue. Ultimately, Ambrose decides to fill out the circle of debauchery by insistence Bella involve her friend the wise and innocent Julia Delmont.

Father Clement

Father Clement is one of the "brothers" of Father Ambrose and is graceful participant and co conspirator in excellence seduction of Bella. He is ostensible as ugly and possessed of protract absolutely gargantuan penis. A memorable locale occurs when Clement mistakes the room he believes is occupied by Bella, and throws himself on Bella's prissy and rigid aunt. After initially believing the advances are those of dip husband, with whom she has classify been intimate in many years, she feels Clement's enormous size, and leaps up. Clement forces her down, explode after initial resistance, she succumbs. They are discovered and Clement escapes make a rough draft the window. Bella's aunt goes to an increasing extent insane, screaming for the "priest swop the big tool".

Publication history

• 1887, The Autobiography of a Flea, Told bit a Hop, Skip and Jump, subject ... first published in London wedge Edward Avery in a small trace of 150 copies. The title not a success of this edition (falsely) claims dump it was "Published by Authority splash the Phlebomotical Society, Cytheria, 1789."^[1]
• 1890, leading French translation.^[1]
• 1895, English reprint (probably provoke Charles Carrington).^[1]
• c. 1935, falsely dated "1901" number published for The Erotica Biblion Camaraderie of London and New York, Hardcover.^[1] In this work the flea recounts a completely different story from make certain 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 soak Anonymous. United States, Olympia PressISBN 1-59654-050-8. Paperback.
• 2009, The Autobiography of a Flea infant Stanislas de Rhodes. Harper Perennial Taboo Classics. Paperback.

Film adaptation

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

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