num_pages: 289
description: This edition of Chesterton's masterpiece and most famous novel, The Man Who Was Thursday , explicates and enriches the complete text with extensive footnotes, together with an introductory essay on the metaphysical meaning of Chesterton's profound allegory. Martin Gardner sees the novel's anarchists as symbols of our God-given free will, and the mysterious Sunday as representing Nature, with its strange mixture of good and evil when considered as distinct from God, as a mask hiding the transcendental face of the creator. The book also includes a bibliography listing the novel's many earlier editions and stage dramatizations, as well as numerous illustrations that further illuminate the text. Illustrated
language: English
title: The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
titlecomplete: The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Annotated Edition)
characters: Rosamond Gregory, Dr. Bull, Inspector Ratcliffe, Lucian Gregory, Colonel Ducroix, Professor de Worms, Dr. Renard, Marquis de St. Eustache, Gabriel Syme
genres: Classics, British Literature, Fantasy, Mystery, Philosophy, Novels, Thriller, Christian, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 39528
places: United Kingdom, London, England, England
publisher: Ignatius Press