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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.Voynich, E. L. is the author of 'Gadfly', published 2003 under ISBN 9780809533442 and ISBN 0809533448.
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