BTW, while interesting on its own, the article provides us with this little tidbit about the novel's author, Ethel Voynich, which is sure to be of interest to HN-ers (my emphasis added):
The melodrama of Voynich’s novel is matched by the extraordinary story of her own life. Ethel was born in Cork to parents George Boole, an eminent mathematician and the philosopher Mary Everest, whose uncle gave his name to the world’s highest mountain.
The melodrama of Voynich’s novel is matched by the extraordinary story of her own life. Ethel was born in Cork to parents George Boole, an eminent mathematician and the philosopher Mary Everest, whose uncle gave his name to the world’s highest mountain.
(And, yes, it really is that George Boole:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole#Family )