The Gadfly
, by Voynich, E. L.- ISBN: 9781589634282 | 1589634284
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/1/2001
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.



