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The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare

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The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare
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Publisher: Project Gutenberg
ISBN/ASIN: 1453878335
Number of pages: 234

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G. K. Chesterton's classic novella tackles anarchy, social order, God, peace, war, religion, human nature, and a few dozen other weight concepts. And somehow he manages to mash it all together into a delightful satire, full of tongue-in-cheek commentary that is still relevant today.

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