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“The story of Gabriel Syme, Scotland yard detective by day, underground poet by night, who goes out on a quest to take down a notorious group of dynamiter anarchists. Seriously. ”

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The Man Who Was Thursday

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller. In Edwardian era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory, an anarchistic poet, lives in the suburb of Saffron Park. Syme meets him at a party and they debate the meaning of...
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Author: G. K. Chesterton
First published: 1908
Genre: Thriller, Novel, Fiction, Speculative fiction , Mystery

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Author of The Man Who Was Thursday

G. K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and...
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