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The Gadfly is set in 1840s Italy, at a time when the country was chafing under Austrian rule. The titular character is a charming, witty writer of pointed political satires who finds himself running with a crowd of revolutionaries. The plot develops as the revolutionaries struggle against the government and as the Gadfly struggles with a mysterious hatred of the Church, and of a certain Cardinal.
The novel, with its complex themes of loyalty, romance, revolution, and struggle against both establishment and religion, was very popular in its day both in its native Ireland and other countries like Russia and China. In Russia, the book was so popular that it became required reading. Since its publication it has also been adapted into film, opera, theater, and ballet, and its popularity spurred Voynich to write sequels and prequels.
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Fiction, History, Historical Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Revolutionaries, Italy -- History -- Revolution of 1848 -- Fiction, Revolutionaries -- Fiction, Italy -- History -- 1815-1870 -- FictionPlaces
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Niu meng: The gadfly / E. L. Voynich
2010, Shanghai yi wen chu ban she
in Chinese
- Di 1 ban
7532751031 9787532751037
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The Gadfly
July 2001, Fredonia Books (NL)
Paperback
in English
- 4th edition
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The Gadfly
April 1991, William Heinemann Ltd
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
0749305355 9780749305352
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The Gadfly
August 1973, William Heinemann Ltd
Hardcover
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The Gadfly was published in 1897, and its original publishers feared a hostile public reaction to its theme of revolution. Instead, it quickly became a classic of socialism, one of the very first politically aware novels. A story of love and conspiracy, it was based in part on the early life of Sidney Rosenblum, better known as "Reilly Ace of Spies" -- Voynich's boyfriend at the time.
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