The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
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Published:
12 July, 2007
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Description
A group of anarchists are under surveillance by Scotland Yard in Chesterton's hugely popular metaphysical thriller.
The Supreme Anarchists Council is dedicated to overthrowing the world order. To keep their identities a secret, each of them has been named a day of the week. Gabriel Syme, an eccentric poet, is recruited by Scotland Yard to infiltrate the group. He tracks down the six men and manages to win a place on the council. But in a bizarre and surreal twist of events, Syme realises that five of the six members are not at all what they seem . . .
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780755338863 |
| ISBN10 | 0755338863 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 170 g |
| Product Dimensions | 131 x 199 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Headline Publishing Group |
| Format | paperback |
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Gloriously entertaining * Simon Hammond, The Guardian *
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Author's Bio
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in 1874, the son of a prosperous estate agent in west London. After working in publishing for a few years, he became a regular newspaper columnist. As well as being a great debater and well-known social critic, Chesterton wrote around eighty books, several hundred poems, some two hundred short stories; four thousand essays as well as a number of plays. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is perhaps his best-known novel. He died in 1936.