Synopsis

G. K. Chesterton's political thriller The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare deals with religion and anarchism. The protagonist Gabriel Syme has been assigned by Scotland Yard to intrude and eradicate the anarchists. Hiding his identity he pretends to be a poet and connecting himself to Lucian Gregory on a debate on poetry. To prove his point Gregory disclose himself as an anarchist and a strong contender for a vacant position in group of anarchists, who are called by the code name by days of week. The vacant position is Thursday and however Gabriel with his poetical dialogues sidelines Gregory eventually becomes Thursday. However during the next anarchists meeting, readers can expect an unexpected twist.

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