The Man Who Was Thursday (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): A Nightmare Paperback - 2004
by G. K. Chesterton; Introduction by Bruce F. Murphy
Drawing on contemporary fears of anarchist conspiracies and bomb outrages, G.K. Chesterton's ultimate masterpiece is firmly rooted in its time and place--turn-of-the-century London--but it defies temporal boundaries and literary classification. Published in 1908, it falls between surreal detective story and psychological thriller, almost bordering on science fiction--grandparent to BLADE RUNNER perhaps.
From the rear cover
Widely considered as Chesterton's masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) defies classification. Subtitled 'A nightmare' by Chesterton, on one level it is a fast-moving and surreal detective story. Drawing on contemporary fears of anarchist conspiracies and bomb outrages, The Man Who Was Thursday is firmly rooted in its time and place - turn-of-the-century London - but it also defies temporal boundaries. Police Detective Syme finds himself drawn into a world that seems to have gone beyond humanity when he is elected 'Thursday', one of the members of the Central European Council of seven monarchs. Dreamlike, prophetic, and frequently funny, the novel attacks contemporary pessimism and, through a bizarre series of pursuits and unmaskings, returns Syme - and us - to earth more aware of its beauty, promise, and creative potential.
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- Title The Man Who Was Thursday (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): A Nightmare
- Author G. K. Chesterton; Introduction by Bruce F. Murphy
- Binding Paperback
- Edition later thus,@2004
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Barnes & Noble, New York
- Date 2004-10
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780760763100 / 0760763100
- Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
- Reading level 1130
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- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006271027
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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