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The Man Who Was Thursday: Centennial Edition

By: G. K. Chesterton, Chesterton Books
Narrated by: Nigel Peever
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This audiobook is wonderfully narrated by British actor Nigel Peever, who brings the story to life. Published by Chesterton Books.

Public Domain (P)2018 Chesterton Books Classics Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Fiction

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"G. K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday is a wacky, nightmarish, deliriously well-written adventure story for grownups in which nothing is what it seems and everyone wears a mask, whether figurative or literal. It's hard to think of a more thrilling book." (Kate Christensen, Time magazine's Summer Reading List 2009)

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I remember reading this book a few years ago and enjoyed it. It is double fun listening to this book with great narration.

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I found the audio book very entertaining and I was able to follow along the text with ease. recommend a blended approach to this work

Excellent narration

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Very twisty story, full of intrigue and suspense. Chesterton is master of descriptive storytelling, and this is brought to the fore even more so by the wonderful narration of Nigel Peever.

I received this copy for free, in exchange for an honest review

Good story, great narration...

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This tale is quite complicated and full of twists, turns and surprises. It has a very descriptive style of writing which at times is very funny and often very clever. It is well narrated by Nigel Peever whose voice brings to life these characters of the past.

Highly descriptive and well narrated

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An excellent book!It made more sense once it ended.I may have to re read it.I felt like I do while reading some Neil Gaiman or Pratchett books,totally lost but YES that makes sense!lol I will be pondering this one for a bit.Nigel Peever makes anything worth listening to.His narrations are excellent. I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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