The Gadfly
Ethel Lilian Voynich
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An adventure thriller set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of revolt and uprisings. The story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism centres on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, member of the Youth movement; his antagonist, Padre Montanelli; and his love Gemma. - Summary by Wikipedia and Mark Chulsky (11 hr 8 min)
Chapters
| Part I, Chapter I | 21:20 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part I, Chapter II | 22:23 | Read by SaraHale |
| Part I, Chapter III | 14:30 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Part I, Chapter IV | 20:25 | Read by SaraHale |
| Part I, Chapter V | 17:39 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part I, Chapter VI | 32:36 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part I, Chapter VII | 35:23 | Read by SaraHale |
| Part II, Chapter I | 22:15 | Read by Sam Isaacson |
| Part II, Chapter II | 26:34 | Read by Sam Isaacson |
| Part II, Chapter III | 26:37 | Read by SaraHale |
| Part II, Chapter IV | 23:57 | Read by SaraHale |
| Part II, Chapter V | 25:12 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part II, Chapter VI | 21:18 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part II, Chapter VII | 18:23 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part II, Chapter VIII | 39:46 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part II, Chapter IX | 32:49 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part II, Chapter X | 16:19 | Read by Daria |
| Part II, Chapter XI | 31:26 | Read by Daria |
| Part III, Chapter I | 24:11 | Read by Daria |
| Part III, Chapter II | 24:26 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part III, Chapter III | 25:18 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part III, Chapter IV | 32:23 | Read by Gloria Begemann |
| Part III, Chapter V | 16:41 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part III, Chapter VI | 35:11 | Read by Daria |
| Part III, Chapter VII | 20:20 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Part III, Chapter VIII | 30:29 | Read by Deon Gines |
| Epilogue | 10:27 | Read by Deon Gines |
Reviews
KAB
If you can make it past the first couple chapters' reading, this is actually a powerful, tragic story and definitely worth the listen. Most of the readers did a good enough job.
An okay title.
Devon Switak
Good enough prose, but overly melodramatic story with some unrealistic characters. Inconsistent or contradictory themes plague interactions. Narrator and audio quality vary wildly.