Description
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
About the Author
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.
Reviews
Gloriously entertaining * Simon Hammond, The Guardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9780755338863
Author G.K. Chesterton
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Headline Review
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 170g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 131mm * 16mm