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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare — G. K. Chesterton

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

G. K. Chesterton

  • Adventure
  • Book language: English
  • 155 pages

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is an adventure and philosophical novel by G. K. Chesterton. It follows Gabriel Syme, a secret agent who infiltrates an anarchist conspiracy whose members use days of the week as codenames. The story grows surreal, suspenseful, and witty, and it is worth listening to for its brisk pace and dreamlike tension.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Man Who Was Thursday
  2. A Nightmare
  3. Contents
  4. A WILD, MAD, HILARIOUS AND PROFOUNDLY MOVING TALE
  5. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY A NIGHTMARE
  6. CHAPTER I. THE TWO POETS OF SAFFRON PARK
  7. CHAPTER II. THE SECRET OF GABRIEL SYME
  8. CHAPTER III. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
  9. CHAPTER IV. THE TALE OF A DETECTIVE
  10. CHAPTER V. THE FEAST OF FEAR
  11. CHAPTER VI. THE EXPOSURE
  12. CHAPTER VII. THE UNACCOUNTABLE CONDUCT OF PROFESSOR DE WORMS
  13. CHAPTER VIII. THE PROFESSOR EXPLAINS
  14. CHAPTER IX. THE MAN IN SPECTACLES
  15. CHAPTER X. THE DUEL
  16. CHAPTER XI. THE CRIMINALS CHASE THE POLICE
  17. CHAPTER XII. THE EARTH IN ANARCHY
  18. CHAPTER XIII. THE PURSUIT OF THE PRESIDENT
  19. CHAPTER XIV. THE SIX PHILOSOPHERS
  20. CHAPTER XV. THE ACCUSER
  21. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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