Paperback, 312 pages
English language
Published Nov. 21, 2006 by Norilana Books.
Gadfly
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The Gadfly is a novel by Irish-born British writer Ethel Voynich, published in 1897 (United States, June; Great Britain, September of the same year), set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centres on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love, Gemma, simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism.
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- Classic fiction
- General & Literary Fiction
- Historical - General
- Literary
- Political
- Fiction / Literary
- Fiction-Historical - General
- Fiction-Political
- Fiction
- Literature - Classics / Criticism