The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Zusatztext Gloriously entertaining Informationen zum Autor Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in 1874, the son of a prosperous estate agent in west London. After working in publishing for a few years, he became a regular newspaper columnist. As well as being a great debater and well-known social critic, Chesterton wrote around eighty books, several hundred poems, some two hundred short stories, four thousand essays as well as a number of plays. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is perhaps his best-known novel. He died in 1936. Klappentext A group of anarchists are under surveillance by Scotland Yard in Chesterton's hugely popular metaphysical thriller. The Supreme Anarchists Council is dedicated to overthrowing the world order. To keep their identities a secret, each of them has been named a day of the week. Gabriel Syme, an eccentric poet, is recruited by Scotland Yard to infiltrate the group. He tracks down the six men and manages to win a place on the council. But in a bizarre and surreal twist of events, Syme realises that five of the six members are not at all what they seem . . .The fantastically surreal classic from a master of suspense Zusammenfassung The fantastically surreal classic from a master of suspense

Product details

• Authors: G K Chesterton, G. K. Chesterton, G.K. Chesterton, Gilbert K. Chesterton
• Publisher: Review Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.07.2007
• EAN: 9780755338863
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-3886-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Review
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; London, Greater London, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Thrillers / Political, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, c 1800 to c 1900, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Classic fiction, 1837–1901 (Victorian period)