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In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe?s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of ?Thursday.?
When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies.
But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has?its leader: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined?
Synopsis
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a metaphysical thriller by author G. K. Chesterton. Originally published in the early 20th century, this Chesterton novel deals with anarchists, but is a construction of Philosophical Anarchism and is distinguished from ordinary anarchism and is largely a rebellion against Evil. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a highly recommened novel for those interested in anarchism and for individuals who enjoy the writings of G. K. Chesterton.
Synopsis
Originally published in the early 20th century, this Chesterton novel deals with anarchists, but is a construction of Philosophical Anarchism, which is largely a rebellion against Evil.
About the Author
G.K. Chesteron was born in 1874, and educated at St Pauls School, where, despite his efforts to achieve honourable oblivion at the bottom of his class, he was singled out as a boy with distinct literary promise. He decided to follow art as a career, and studied at the Slade School, where, while attending or not attending to his studies, he met Ernest Hodder-Williams, who encouraged Chesterton in his writing. At his request he reviewed a number of books for the Bookman and found himself launched on a profession he was to follow all his life.
Probably his most famous stories are those of Father Brown, but he wrote much about every conceivable subject under or beyond the sun. The best accounts of his life are to be found in his own Autobiography, published soon after his death in 1936, and in Miss Maisie Wards Life of him.