Introduction The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton is an intriguing story. Dubbed a nightmare by the author himself, it tells the story of a poet named Gabriel Syme turned undercover policeman whose job is to put an end to the anarchist movement. He was hired by a man

Introduction Reading Matilda steeps one deeper and deeper into the effects of loneliness. Mary Shelley, through the eponymous character, presents us with the emotional landscape of a young girl constantly struggling with familial strife and loneliness. As one reads, they cannot help but empathize with the way that all of