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| Original Title: | The Gadfly |
| ISBN: | 117662959X (ISBN13: 9781176629592) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Gadfly #1 |
| Characters: | Gemma, Arthur Burton, Padre Montanelli |
| Setting: | Pisa,1833(Italy) Livorno,1833(Italy) Florence,1846(Italy) …more Brisighella,1846(Italy) …less |
Ethel Lilian Voynich
Paperback | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.17 | 8273 Users | 529 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Gadfly (The Gadfly #1) |
| Author | : | Ethel Lilian Voynich |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2010 by Nabu Press (first published June 1897) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Novels. Literature |
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I came across this book on a bookshelf in Burma for a bit more than a euro. For as far as I remember I had never heard of the book, but the front of the book featured Bertrand Russel praising it as "One of the most exciting novel I have read in the English language", which sold it to me. It can't be that bad if Bertrand Russel liked it. I was surprised to see the reviews here on Goodreads, so many Arabic and some Russian reviews, but almost none in English. Even though the original book wasAfter having had two books in succession that disappointed, it was nice to have one that was enjoyable. A famous book, more for the mystic around the man who inspired it, it also has the honour of inspiring Ian Fleming and his James Bond character.The Gadfly is so different from Bond in so many ways, but you can also see the evolution between the two extreme ends. The setting is during the early days of the Italian uprising against the Austrians who controlled much of Italy till the mid 19th
I read "The Gadfly" during revolutionary times--the sixties. I myself was caught up in this turmoil, so the book resonated with how I viewed my world at the time, and I think it influenced me personally. I recommend it now to those in a state of revolt-- either outward or inward.
The Gadfly, Ethel Lilian VoynichThe Gadfly is a novel by Irish 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, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love, Gemma, simultaneously runs through
I've read the book over and over. It's one of my favorites. Very emotional and striking. I suggest it to everyone.
The unforgivable sin: preferring one's reputation to the life of one's child! Is this what really religion does to people?!
A masterpiece!'Why is it that you never groan?''Have you read 'Ovod'? Read it and you'll understand' -An excerpt from, 'How steel was tempered'
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