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"The Gadfly" (The Gadfly), written by the Irish female writer Egel Lillian Voynich, describes the life of the Italian revolutionary Gadfly. The protagonist, Arthur, a naive and naive patriotic young man, was misunderstood by his revolutionary comrades, so he pretended to commit suicide by drowning in a river and fled to South America. Thirteen years later, when he returned to his hometown with a disability, the painful experience had tempered him into a determined revolutionary. He participated in the struggle against the Austrian rulers and fought for the independence and reunification of the country, and finally gave his life for it. The novel touches on the colorful themes of struggle, faith, and sacrifice.