History · 1899
The Gadfly
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One copy available · ships from the Netherlands within two working days
- First published
- 1897
- This copy printed
- 1899
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Cloth
- Condition
- Good — Honest wear and some foxing, sound and complete.
- Pages
- 312
About this work
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.
