"The Autobiography of a Flea" is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a beautiful young girl named Bella, her sexual curiosity, and the people who take advantage of her ignorance.
The novel serves as both erotica and also as a piece of anti-church propaganda by portraying members of the priesthood as immoral, manipulative and hypocritical.

"The Autobiography of a Flea" is a classic Victorian erotic novel, published in 1901. It contains graphic sexual descriptions and themes.