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The Man Who Was Thursday

1908 novel by G. K. Chesterton
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Summary

The Man Who Was Thursday is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Man Who Was Thursday authored G. K. Chesterton[3].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday was published by J. W. Arrowsmith[5].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's genre is thriller[6].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday was published on 1908[9].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's translator is recorded as Juan Garzia[10].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114558869[11].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121926314[12].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515531[13].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138561939[14].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's narrative location is recorded as London[15].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Man Who Was Thursday'}[16].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The suburb of Saffron Park lay on the sunset side of London, as red and ragged as a cloud of sunset.'}[17].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'There he saw the sister of Gregory, the girl with the gold-red hair, cutting lilac before breakfast, with the great unconscious gravity of a girl.'}[18].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Man Who Was Thursday's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Man Who Was Thursday authored G. K. Chesterton[3]. It was published by J. W. Arrowsmith[5].

Publication

The Man Who Was Thursday was published on 1908[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is thriller[6].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Was Thursday ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

G. K. Chesterton literary work London public domain United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Filesdotcomgigs · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work available at url → https://eto.box/book/02c21f1528066ddcc472d8f60e65886f
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  2. 24w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Publisher → J. W. Arrowsmith
    Publication date → —
    Genre → thriller
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