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The Man Who Was Thursday
Book (2004)
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 1908 is the most renowned and critically acclaimed novel by the prolific G. K. Chesterton. Equal parts mystery, suspense story, allegory, and farce, it is considered a classic of the spy genre while at the same time almost constitutes a genre of its own. Each rereading of The Man Who Was Thursday The hero, Gabriel Syme, is Chesterton's ideal of the virtuous Common Man. He must infiltrate and try to thwart an anarchist cell, whose heart is the mysterious and ambiguous Sunday, man whose powers seem almost godlike. Syme's mission lead him through the back ways of Victorian London and on a wild Chase through the French country-side, and adventure at once madcap, surreal, and cosmically important. More than just charming tale of Dickensian characters and a mysterious man who was supposed to be "Thursday," The Man Who Was Thursday asks the dark questions: Will the human race survive? It is a question as relevant at the start of the twenty-first century as it was at the beginning of the twentieth.
Book (2004)
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 1908 is the most renowned and critically acclaimed novel by the prolific G. K. Chesterton. Equal parts mystery, suspense story, allegory, and farce, it is considered a classic of the spy genre while at the same time almost constitutes a genre of its own. Each rereading of The Man Who Was Thursday The hero, Gabriel Syme, is Chesterton's ideal of the virtuous Common Man. He must infiltrate and try to thwart an anarchist cell, whose heart is the mysterious and ambiguous Sunday, man whose powers seem almost godlike. Syme's mission lead him through the back ways of Victorian London and on a wild Chase through the French country-side, and adventure at once madcap, surreal, and cosmically important. More than just charming tale of Dickensian characters and a mysterious man who was supposed to be "Thursday," The Man Who Was Thursday asks the dark questions: Will the human race survive? It is a question as relevant at the start of the twenty-first century as it was at the beginning of the twentieth.
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Sex & Nudity
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Violence & Gore
A sword duel draws some blood and includes apparent repeated stabbing; armed threats and pursuit also occur.
Profanity
Mild swearing, insults and religious exclamations occur, including damn.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Characters drink wine and champagne and smoke cigars; drinking sometimes affects their behaviour.
Frightening Scenes
The council scene uses corpse-like and threatening descriptions to create unease.
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Positive messages
Apparent enemies turn out to be allies, challenging fearful assumptions about other people.
Role models
Syme accepts danger to protect others, although his undercover work involves deception.
Representation
A sinister character is described through antisemitic and Orientalist stereotypes linking presumed origins with menace.
Learning
Mistaken identities and the duel offer discussion of fear, unreliable appearances and acting on assumptions.
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