The enduring classic, now with updated language for today’s reader…Gabriel Syme, poet-turned-detective, infiltrates a secret meeting of anarchists in an attempt to discover their plans of terrorism. But when Syme is elected “Thursday”-one of seven members of the Council of the Days-the real nightmare begins. for these anarchists are not just planning to overthrow the government but destroy the very world.From philosopher policemen to advocating anarchists, Smye discovers that he’s not the only one in disguise … including the grand Sunday himself.