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Man Who Was Thursday

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4 out of 5
Based on 3,016 Ratings and 633 Reviews

Book Description
Perhaps best known to the general public as creator of the "Father Brown" detective stories, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was especially renowned for his wit, rhetorical brilliance and talent for ingenious and revealing paradox. Those qualities are richly brilliant in the present volume, a hilarious, fast-paced tale about a club of anarchists in turn-of-the-century London.

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Book Information
PublisherWordsworth Editions Ltd.
BindingPaperback (71 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages184
ISBN-101853262366
ISBN-13978-1853262364
Publication Date04/01/1998
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About G. K. Chesterton (Author) : Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874–June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry, biography, Christian a... more
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5/13/2009 Deirdre Johnson said:
I fell in love with Gabriel Syme when I was twelve years old, and I have loved him ever since -- as well as his adversary, Gregory. I imagine that if anyone were to marry either one of these characters, it would be, as Harriet Vane famously said to Lord Peter Whimsy, "for the pleasure of hearing ..... more

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