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The man who was Thursday : a nightmare / by G.K. Chesterton

By:

Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), (1874-1936)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin , 1986, 1908Description: 185 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780140183887

Subject(s):

Anarchists -- --Fiction

Genre/Form:

Detective and mystery stories

DDC classification:

MYS CHE

LOC classification:

PR4453.C4 M4 1986

Summary: In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe´s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of "Thursday." When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has its leader: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Mystery	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	MYS CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		045983

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dodd, Mead, 1908.

In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe´s Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of "Thursday." When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has its leader: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined

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