{"product_id":"the-man-who-was-thursday","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"Paragraph SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eSeven anarchists.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eSeven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edisguises. One impossible mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WIhgvdwhc5E?si=3O-oIXLzjIdBMhSY\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eDive into a newly restored edition of G. K. Chesterton’s surreal masterpiece—one of the strangest and most enduring detective novels ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559685\":0,\"335559739\":240,\"335559740\":240}' class=\"EOP SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eA century before modern conspiracy thrillers, G. K. Chesterton created a dazzling nightmare of secret societies, shifting identities, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003egrand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003equestions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559685\":0,\"335559739\":240,\"335559740\":240}' class=\"EOP SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eFirst published in 1908,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-charstyle=\"Emphasis\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a dazzling blend of espionage thriller, satire, and philosophical mystery. The story follows Gabriel Syme, recruited by Scotland Yard to infiltrate a secret council of anarchists whose members are each named for a day of the week. What begins as a clever undercover mission soon spirals into a bewildering chase of disguises, reversals, and deeper questions about order, chaos, and the nature of evil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559685\":0,\"335559739\":240,\"335559740\":240}' class=\"EOP SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\" class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003eA precursor to the modern speculative thriller, Chesterton’s novel has fascinated readers for more than a century. This fine new edition presents a carefully prepared text and includes a new foreword by Steve Ruskin, offering fresh insight into one of the most imaginative works of early twentieth-century literature. Read what a member of the Chesterton society once called “A great way to start an argument.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559685\":0,\"335559739\":240,\"335559740\":240}' class=\"EOP SCXW131890439 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173288945 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eStudent editor: Annmarie SanSevero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW173288945 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eForeword author: Steve Ruskin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eeBook ISBN: \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW215171884 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215171884 BCX0\"\u003e978-1-68057-834-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":0}' class=\"EOP SCXW215171884 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eTrade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-835-5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eJacketed hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-836-2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday \u003c\/em\u003ewas reissued on May 19, 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335559685\":43}' class=\"EOP SCXW173288945 BCX0\"\u003eAuthor: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wordfirepress.com\/collections\/g-k-chesterton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG.K. 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