The Man Who Was Thursday
Gilbert Keith Chesterton ยท 1908
How long does it take to read The Man Who Was Thursday?
About 3 hours 14 minutes
162 pages at 50 pages an hour. 7 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
Can you trust yourself when you don't know who you are? In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of 'Thursday'. When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined...
How long does it take to read The Man Who Was Thursday?
The Man Who Was Thursday is 162 pages, so it takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 4 hours 38 minutes; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 2 hours 19 minutes.
How many days to read The Man Who Was Thursday at 20 minutes a day?
About 10 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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