161 years ago today, May 11, 1864 (April 6, 1864 lunar calendar), Irish female writer Voynich's birthday. Etzer Lilian Voynich, Irish female writer. Born on May 11, 1864. She lost her father as a child and moved to London with her family. She met many Russian and Italian revolutionaries in exile in London, traveled to Russia for two years, and served as the editor of the exile magazine "Free Russia". Her main work is the novel "Gadfly" (1897), which describes the struggle of Italian patriots against the Austrian rulers in the 19th century. The protagonist "Gadfly" was born into a wealthy merchant family. Under the harsh reality education, he embarked on the revolutionary road, participated in the uprising, was arrested unyielded, and sacrificed his life heroically. The novel was published in Russian translation at the same time, and was highly praised by the Soviet writer Ni A. Ostrovsky. Her other novels include the autobiographical "Olivia Rattam" (1904), "Broken Friendship" (1910), which was written after the Gadfly's departure, and "Take Off Your Boots." Voynich had a wide readership in countries such as China and the Soviet Union, but was always given a cold reception in England. He moved to the United States in his later years and died in his New York apartment on July 27, 1960.