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Loading... The Man Who Was Tuesday (original 1908; edition 1908)by G. K. Chesterton
Work InformationThe Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton (1908)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I didn't really like it. Apart from the very first revelation, I guessed every single one of them from the very first clue, which did not make me feel like Hercule Poirot but instead made me feel cheated. Basically I thought this was going to be a real thriller, perhaps even a nightmare, but instead it was a a clunky dud. This book (100 years old) has been called a metaphysical thriller, and now I see why. It's got a sort of whimsical grace, goofy bomb-throwing anarchists, fearful hallucinogenic writing, and lots of laugh-out-loud moments. I see the Prisoner in it, maybe some C.S. Lewis. It's told with a straight face, but sneaking occasional winks, and giving you farce while keeping a quiet honesty and reality. Totally worth reading. Belongs to Publisher Series — 8 more Is contained inThe Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Vol. 06: The Club of Queer Trades, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton A G.K. Chesterton omnibus,: Containing The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The man who was Thursday, The flying inn by G.K. Chesterton The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2: The Club of Queer Trades, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton Classic Crime Collection - 10 Books RRP£70.91 (Lady Audley's Secret, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Raffles, Bleak House, Bulldog Drummond, Wulders Hand, Favourite Sherlock Holmes Stories, The Man Who was Thursday, The Collegians, The Riddle of the Sands) by Various Chesterton Fiction Collection: The Napoleon of Notting Hill, The Man Who Was Thursday, The Ball and the Cross, Manalive, The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton Notable Lists
Set in London in the early 1900s, this metaphysical thriller follows undercover policeman Gabriel Syme, who, in partnership with a Scotland Yard task force, attempts to take down underground anarchists. Syme encounters Lucian Gregory, a passionate anarchist who eventually takes him to a secret meeting place. Once there, Syme begins to influence the anarchists and is eventually elected to the central council. In his attempts to destroy the council of anarchists from the inside, he starts to uncover more secrets, each more mysterious than the last. Thick with Christian symbolism, this classic G. K. Chesterton novel will have readers on the edge of their seat until the final secrets are revealed. No library descriptions found. |
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Perhaps bizarrely, it reminded me a bit of The Magus. But much shorter, much more fun, and better written and - as a result of all those - more rewarding. ( )