The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
About this audiobook
Widely considered to be Chesterton’s masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday is a spellbinding psychological thriller which defies easy classification. Both a fascinating detective mystery and a surreal exploration of truth and relativism, it centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Hearing of this council of anarchists bent on the destruction of society, law, and religion, the young poet Gabriel Syme joins a chapter of detectives with the mission to fight this monstrous conspiracy. But when he accidentally walks into a meeting of the Council of Seven Days itself, Syme boldly asks to be made a replacement for a recently deceased member, Thursday. As he does his best to undo his colleagues while staying undercover himself, a bizarre series of pursuits unfolds.
About the author
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a journalist and later began writing books and pamphlets. His work includes novels, literary and social criticism, political papers, and spiritual essays in a style characterized by enormous wit, paradox, humility, and wonder. He converted to Catholicism in 1922 and explores the nature of spirituality in many of his books and essays, including the mighty Orthodoxy. Chesterton is one of the few genuinely timeless authors, whose work has as much relevance today as when it was written.
David Thorn spent his early childhood days in the Channel Islands off the coast of France. He has recorded a wide range of children's and classical literature and won a nomination for an Audie Award in 2006 by the American Audio Publishers Association. He maintains homes in California and Spain.
