The Man Who Was Thursday is a novel written by G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The story follows the adventures of a man named Gabriel Syme, who is recruited by a secret anarchist organization to infiltrate and expose their activities. Syme is given the code name ""Thursday"" and becomes a member of the group's inner circle. However, as he delves deeper into the organization, he begins to uncover a series of bizarre and surreal events that challenge his understanding of reality. The novel is a philosophical ...
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The Man Who Was Thursday is a novel written by G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The story follows the adventures of a man named Gabriel Syme, who is recruited by a secret anarchist organization to infiltrate and expose their activities. Syme is given the code name ""Thursday"" and becomes a member of the group's inner circle. However, as he delves deeper into the organization, he begins to uncover a series of bizarre and surreal events that challenge his understanding of reality. The novel is a philosophical exploration of the nature of anarchism, morality, and the human condition. It is also a gripping thriller with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end. The Man Who Was Thursday is widely regarded as one of Chesterton's greatest works and a classic of early 20th-century literature.""Excuse me if I enjoy myself rather obviously!"" he said to Gregory, smiling. ""I don't often have the luck to have a dream like this. It is new to me for a nightmare to lead to a lobster. It is commonly the other way.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Not being a scholar, I need to do more research on Chesterton and this is another reason why I like to read so much. It's a gripping story, thoroughly enjoyable though very dark at times. But again, I need to research/look at commentaries of this book by those who have studied it but it wouldn't keep me from recommending it to others.
Mike D
Jul 7, 2011
Deeper than it first seems.
It is a metaphysical, phantasmagoric, paradoxical novel. Every English major should read it.
Chiroptera
Feb 26, 2009
Meh
This book starts out with the promise of an excellent spy thriller. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for it to descend into farcical tomfoolery. The genre I'd assign this book to is magical realism (if that's a legitimate category), and while there is indeed some obvious Christian symbolism, the bulk of the novel is spent in slightly humorous British dialogue and rather childish bumbling around. Think of "Get Smart" without Agent 99.
