Gadfly, the

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Author: Voynich, Ethel LilianSet in Italy during the Risorgimento, 'The Gadfly' is a thrilling tale of betrayal and revolution, following the adventures and misadventures of a myst erious satirist, a hardworking lady radical and a Catholic cardinal with a dark secret. First published in 1897 by Ethel Lilian Voynich, 'The Gadfly' sold millions of copies in the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, but has been largely forgotten in the English-speaking world – until now. Includes the Mandylion Press's signature visual glossary. Mandylion Press’ second run of 'The Gadfly' includes a new preface by Madeline Porsella and a visual glossary illustrating the world of the novel. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll smuggle guns over the border and, if you’re anything like the Gadfly, you’ll do it all with incomparable style.Ethel Lilian (Boole) Voynich (1864–1960) was born in Cork, Ireland, and raised in Lancashire, England. Her peripatetic adult life was defined by passions for music and leftist politics. In 1902, she married Wilifrid Michael Voynich, a Polish revolutionary and antiquarian book dealer. She spent her final decades in New York City, where she worked in a music school and as a translator of Russian, Polish and French texts.ISBN 9798988606147. Mandylion Press . pb. 384 pages. 64 b/w ills. 19.1 x 12.7 cm.available Show more