The Man Who Was Thursday a Nightmare
By G. K. Chesterton
Length6h 22m
About this audiobook
Gabriel Syme descends into a subterranean world where every anarchist is a policeman and every policeman a philosopher. The nightmare escalates into a cosmic chase across Europe, blurring the line between enemy and friend. A dizzying, fever-dream of a thriller that questions the nature of reality itself.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Mystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE TWO POETS OF SAFFRON PARK
2CHAPTER II. THE SECRET OF GABRIEL SYME
3CHAPTER III. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY
4CHAPTER IV. THE TALE OF A DETECTIVE
5CHAPTER V. THE FEAST OF FEAR
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6CHAPTER VI. THE EXPOSURE
7CHAPTER VII. THE UNACCOUNTABLE CONDUCT OF PROFESSOR DE WORMS
8CHAPTER VIII. THE PROFESSOR EXPLAINS
9CHAPTER IX. THE MAN IN SPECTACLES
10CHAPTER X. THE DUEL
11CHAPTER XI. THE CRIMINALS CHASE THE POLICE: SYME put the field-glasses from his eyes with an almost ghastly relief.
12CHAPTER XII. THE EARTH IN ANARCHY
13CHAPTER XIII. THE PURSUIT OF THE PRESIDENT
14CHAPTER XIV. THE SIX PHILOSOPHERS
15CHAPTER XV. THE ACCUSER
16IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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