Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 4331 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare Harry Plantinga and David Widger "The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare" by G. K. Chesterton is a philosophical novel with elements of adventure and satire, written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the enigmatic character Gabriel Syme, a police detective who infiltrates a group of anarchists in London to uncover their plans and identities. As the narrative unfolds, it explores complex themes of order, chaos, and the nature of evil, often through witty dialogue and absurd situations that challenge conventional thinking. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the suburb of Saffron Park, with its colorful and eccentric inhabitants, primarily poets and artists. One evening, during a striking sunset, the anarchistic poet Lucian Gregory meets Gabriel Syme, who surprises him with bold arguments in favor of law and order, challenging Gregory's views. Their conversation escalates into a duel of ideologies when Gregory reveals his deep commitment to anarchism, which leads to a confrontation between the two. In a twist of fate, Syme's true identity as a detective is disclosed, and as he joins the anarchists disguised as one of them, the stage is set for a profound exploration of the philosophical conflict between chaos and structure in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Detective and mystery stories London (England) -- Fiction Anarchists -- Fiction Allegories Police -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 376381 2025-08-01T10:46:32.182875 text/html 391667 2024-02-05T07:47:32 text/html 415085 2025-08-01T10:46:37.137852 application/epub+zip 414281 2025-08-01T10:46:32.966903 application/epub+zip 198293 2025-08-01T10:46:32.620869 application/epub+zip 512620 2025-08-01T10:46:40.431854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493446 2025-08-01T10:46:36.828871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277872 2022-09-01T12:07:38.141997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355452 2025-08-01T10:46:31.644928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355264 2024-02-05T07:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20622 2025-08-01T10:46:40.559824 application/rdf+xml 15770 2025-08-01T10:46:32.725870 image/jpeg 2246 2025-08-01T10:46:32.671864 image/jpeg 134174 2021-09-23T11:46:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 688888 2021-09-23T11:47:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 688106 2025-08-01T10:46:32.218908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia