The Man Who Was Thursday (Hardcover Library Edition)

First published in 1908, 'The Man Who Was Thursday' is a metaphysical thriller novel by G.K. Chesterton. It is the story of Gabriel Syme, who is recruited by Scotland Yard as part of an anti-anarchist task force. When he meets Lucian Gregory, a poet, and member of a secret society of anarchists, he gains access to the underground movement.

The group is led by a central council of seven men, each named for a day of the week. Gabriel convinces the local chapter to elect him to the vacant po...