The Man Who Was Thursday (Unabridged)

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  (Not Yet Rated) Author: G. K. Chesterton
Audio Length: 6 hour 28 min
Release Date: 11/29/2010
Narrator: David Thorn
Format: Unabridged

Chesterton leads us on a merry ride of mystery, intrigue and above all, fantasy in this tale of anarchism filled with suspense and sitting-on-the-edge-of-ones-chair fright. Sometimes it is referred to as a metaphysical-thriller and Chesterton himself refers to it as a nightmare. We are kept wondering and in suspense until the very end of this masterpiece by the creator of Father Brown.

Table of Contents

Chapter 01: The Two Poets of Saffron Park

Chapter 02: The Secret of Gabriel Syme

Chapter 03: The Man Who Was Thursday

Chapter 04: The Tale of a Detective

Chapter 05: The Feast of Fear

Chapter 06: The Exposure

Chapter 07: The Unaccountable Conduct of Professor de Worms

Chapter 08: The Professor Explains

Chapter 09: The Man in Spectacles

Chapter 10: The Duel

Chapter 11: The Criminals Chase the Police

Chapter 12: The Earth in Anarchy

Chapter 13: The Pursuit of the President

Chapter 14: The Six Philosophers

Chapter 15: The Accuser

G.K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 1936) was a British novelist, journalist and poet. Most famed for his fantasy and mystery novels, Chesterson was a contemporary of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw.

Referred to as The Eccentric Prince of Paradox truth standing on its head to gain attention., Chesterton used wit, humor and satire to make social commentary.