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    The Man Who Was Thursday
    The Man Who Was Thursday
    The Man Who Was Thursday
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    The Man Who Was Thursday

    Written by G. K. Chesterton

    Narrated by Zachary Brewster-Geisz

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    The Man Who Was Thursday is one of G.K. Chesterton's most well-known novels, a metaphysical thriller full of mystery, disguised identities and suspense.

    A member of Scotland Yard’s secret anti-anarchist police corps, Gabriel Syme infiltrates the local European anarchist council only to discover that the group is not what it presents itself to be.

    Acting as Thursday, one of the elite central council, Syme has access to the innermost secrets and goals of the organization, and, as he races to stop the president, Sunday, from unleashing anarchy in Europe, discovers to his surprise that he is not alone in his mission.

    An Author's Republic audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateMay 12, 2017
    ISBN9781518950131
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    G. K. Chesterton

    G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a prolific English journalist and author best known for his mystery series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and published some of Christianity’s most influential apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy. 

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    • 5/5
      Suspenseful, profound, and hilarious all at the same time. This is truly a masterpiece of a book in which truly nothing is as it seems.

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    • 5/5
      Great reading, when the evening is rainy and you need a relaxing time for entertaining reflexion.