The Man Who Was Thursday

Inside this edition

Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 19 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.

• The Nightmare — the map of Syme's pursuit, from Saffron Park to the garden of Sunday.
• The Underground ArsenalThe secret chamber of swords and bombs beneath a riverside tavern, where the Council of Days is chosen.
• A Map of Connections — the days of the week and the man in the dark room.
• The Characters — the Council of Days, in medallion.
• The Characters — the seven Days and the Anarchist, at full length.
• Gabriel Syme — the poet who was Thursday.
• The Two Poets — Syme and Gregory in the sunset of Saffron Park.
• The Man in the Dark Room — the unseen recruiter of the last crusade.

This edition

Title

The Man Who Was Thursday

Author

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)

First published

1908

Illustrated plates

41 original artworks · 19 open to everyone

Chapters

15 · about 57,597 words

Reading time

3 h 50 min

Language

EN

Formats

Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription

Publisher

LitLab — The Illustrated Classics

On LitLab since

August 2026

Rights

Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

Source text

Project Gutenberg #1695