The gadfly

Description:

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.

subjects: 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 -- Fiction

Places: Italy

Times: Revolution of 1848,  1815-1870