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Set in the 1840s in Italy under the dominance of Austria , a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings, the story centers on the life of the Protagonist Arthur Burton as a member of the Youth Movement and his Antagonist '''Padre Montanelli'''. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroicism. More information about the popularity of the novel in Soviet Union and China is given under the entry Ethel Lilian Voynich . PERFORMANCES AND ADAPTATIONS
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