‘The Man Who Was Thursday’ – described as a metaphysical thriller – is an stunning work of detective fiction by the great G.K. Chesterton that follows the adventures of Gabriel Syme, an undercover detective who infiltrates a secret anarchist organization known as ‘The Council of the Seven Days.’ Run by seven men (each of whom uses a separate day of the week as their code name), Syme attempts to destroy the Council and reveal the identity of its leaders?but soon discovers the real threat is not who it originally appeared to be. A one-of-a-kind literary achievement, ‘The Man Who Was Thursday’ is at times hilarious, thrilling, bizarre and baffling and has been a favorite of detective and mystery fans for over a century. It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer, critic, philosopher and fierce defender of the Christian faith (a pursuit once called being an ‘apologist.’). Born and educated in London, Chesterton originally intended to become an artist and illustrator, but his work at various newspapers early in his life drew him to journalism. He would eventually become a popular newspaper columnist, providing a weekly opinion piece in The Illustrated London News for thirty years. Once he began writing, he never stopped and he refused to limit himself to a specific genre or medium. During his career, he wrote approximately eighty books, several hundred poems, around 200 short stories, 4, 000 essays (mostly his newspaper columns), and even several plays. He eventually founded his own newspaper, G.K.’s Weekly and was asked to provide content for the Encyclopedia Brittanica (most notably his entry for Charles Dickens). Chesterton also befriended – and debated – many of the greatest minds of his day, including George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell and Clarence Darrow. His strict and proud Catholicism infused his writing and his life and his most famous character (who appeared in fifty-three short stories) was the crime-solving priest Father Brown. His most famous novel is the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Chesterton died of heart failure in 1936 at the age of 62 at his home in Buckinghamshire.
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