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The Autobiography of a Flea is an anonymous erotic novel first published in in London by Edward Avery. Later research has revealed that the author was a London lawyer of the time named Stanislas de Rhodes. 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 and two of his colleagues in holy orders.

We adult Fleas have a flat hard-skinned body, very thin from side to side thin white shift that modestly veiled her charms to her ankles.

Bella is then employed to procure her best friend, Julia, for the sexual enjoyment of both the priests and of Julia's own father. The plot begins with Bella in church. As she leaves, young Charlie pushes a note into her hand. She reads that he will be in their usual meeting place at eight pm. She meets him in a garden. After some playful conversation, Charlie introduces her to her first sexual experience.

Father Ambrose, who had been hiding in the shrubs, surprises them afterward, scolding both for their behaviour and threatening to reveal what they have been doing to their guardians. Bella pleads for mercy. Father Ambrose, appearing to relent, tells Bella to meet him in the sacristy at two pm the next day and Charlie to meet him at the same time the day after that.

Ambrose instructs Bella into a way she may be absolved of her sins and blackmails her into sex with him, lest he tell her guardian what she was up to. Then Ambrose's colleagues, the Fr. Clement, catch them in the act, and demand equal rights to Bella's favours. And so Bella is introduced to serving the Holy community in a special way. Despite his promises, Fr.