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The Man Who Was Thursday

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Bibliolis Books, Jun 5, 2010 - Fiction - 200 pages
First published in 1908, The Man Who Was Thursday is often described as a metaphysical thriller, but it goes much deeper than that, as the anarchists are not only in a rebellion with the government, but often with God as well. Set in turn of the century London, Gabriel Syme is part of a secret task force at Scotland Yard, sent undercover to investigate the anarchists. He infiltrates the anarchist's world, meeting an openly anarchist poet, Lucian Gregory, at a party. This meeting sets off a sequence of nightmarish events that will keep you glued to every gripping page of The Man Who Was Thursday.
  

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But I loved the imagery and the character development. - Goodreads
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This book was the first time I read GK Chesterton. It was one of the most interesting books I had read in a very long time. There were many seemingly inapprehensible parts of it, which guaranteed that ... Read full review

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I've read several of GC Chesterton's writings and love his nonfiction, philosophical, theological works, but this one was exactly as the title suggests ... a nightmare !! I kept thinking I would catch ... Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
13
Section 3
23
Section 4
36
Section 5
48
Section 6
58
Section 7
68
Section 8
79
Section 9
94
Section 10
112
Section 11
130
Section 12
140
Section 13
159
Section 14
173
Section 15
187
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G. K. Chesterton's writing career spanned 35 years and included nearly 100 books and thousands of articles in 125 different periodicals, on topics ranging from travel, economics, and politics to religion and philosophy. Malcolm Brennan is a professor emeritus of English at the Citadel in South Carolina and is the author of numerous works, including a collection of essays on the history of the English martyrs.

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