The Autobiography of a Flea
1887 erotic novel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Autobiography of a Flea is an anonymous erotic novel first published in 1887 in London by Edward Avery. Later research has revealed that the author was a London lawyer of the time named Stanislas de Rhodes.[2]
Author | Anonymous |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Erotic novel |
Publisher | Edward Avery |
Publication date | 1887 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 274 pp |
OCLC | 48562620 |
The story is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a beautiful young girl named Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality is taken advantage of by her young lover Charlie, the local priest Father Ambrose, two of his colleagues in holy orders, and her own uncle. Bella is then employed to procure her best friend, Julia, for the sexual enjoyment of both the priests and of her own father.
The book was adapted into a 1976 pornographic film (see § Film adaptation).