The Man Who Was Thursday

A Nightmare

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

At first read, G.K. Chesterton’s the Man Who Was Thursday is a zany mystery story filled with often surreal twists that turn more traditional thrillers on their ear. Set in a fantastic London where the ridiculous never nears the sublime, our hero, Gabriel Syme revolts against the status quo and breaks out as—normal. Yet Syme’s normalcy provides the perfect foil to illustrate the insanity around him—and for Chesterton to illustrate the insanity he saw in turn-of-the-century London.

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Contents

NEW YORK: DODD, MEAD & CO., 1908
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 1999

1. The Two Poets of Saffron Park
2. The Secret of Gabriel Syme
3. The Man Who Was Thursday
4. The Tale of a Detective
5. The Feast of Fear
6. The Exposure
7. The Unaccountable Conduct of Professor De Worms
8. The Professor Explains
9. The Man in Spectacles
10. The Duel
11. The Criminals Chase the Police
12. The Earth in Anarchy
13. The Pursuit of the President
14. The Six Philosophers
15. The Accuser