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The Man Who Was Thursday

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In a surreal turn-of-the century London, Gabriel Syme is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist task force at Scotland Yard. The central anarchist council consists of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Syme maneuvers to be elected to the council, and becomes Thursday.

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The Man Who Was Thursday, G. K. Chesterton

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Language
English
Released
2004
Pages
289
ISBN10
1586170422
ISBN13
9781586170424
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First published
1908
Original title
The Man Who Was Thursday
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In a surreal turn-of-the century London, Gabriel Syme is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist task force at Scotland Yard. The central anarchist council consists of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Syme maneuvers to be elected to the council, and becomes Thursday.