The Third Level
| First published | October 1950 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
Synopsis
During the mid-1950s a man accidentally wanders onto the third level of Grand Central Station in New York City. He soon realizes that he has stumbled upon a direct passage to 1894.
Notes
The online fantasy and science fiction magazine The Third Level, is titled after Finney's short story. It is published by Knox College, Illinois, a college Finney attended.
Publications (54)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1950 | Collier's, October 7, 1950 | Crowell-Collier | MAGAZINE | 36 |
| October 1952 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1952 | Fantasy House, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 124 |
| March 1953 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Second Series | Little, Brown | Anthology | 101 |
| August 1954 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1954 | Mellifont Press Ltd. | MAGAZINE | 73 |
| 1957 | The Third Level | Rinehart | Collection | 11 |
| December 1957 | The Third Level | Rinehart / SFBC | Collection | 9 |
| 1958 | The Clock of Time | Eyre & Spottiswoode | Collection | 26 |
| March 1959 | The Third Level | Dell | Collection | 5 |
| January 1960 | The Clock of Time | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Collection | 26 |
| July 1961 | The Clock of Time | Panther | Collection | 20 |
| February 1963 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| February 1963 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1966 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1968 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1969 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1971 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| March 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 156 |
| May 1972 | A Science Fiction Argosy | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | Anthology | 148 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1973 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| April 1973 | A Science Fiction Argosy | Gollancz | Anthology | |
| 1974 | Science Fact/Fiction | Scott, Foresman and Company | Anthology | 267 |
| 1974 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1976 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1978 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1978 | Weird Worlds, #1 | Scholastic | MAGAZINE | 16 |
| December 1978 | Lost Worlds, Unknown Horizons | Thomas Nelson | Anthology | 39 |
| 1979 | Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 380 |
| 1979 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| May 1979 | Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 380 |
| July 1982 | Macabre Railway Stories | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 205 |
| 1983 | Macabre Railway Stories | Star | Anthology | 205 |
| May 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 359 |
| May 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 359 |
| 1984 | Spirits, Spooks, and Other Sinister Creatures | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 131 |
| 1985 | The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | Octopus Books | Anthology | 269 |
| August 1986 | About Time | Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster | Collection | 11 |
| October 1989 | Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | GuildAmerica Books / SFBC | Anthology | 238 |
| 1991 | Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 269 |
| September 1993 | Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | Longmeadow Press | Anthology | 238 |
| June 1994 | Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 238 |
| February 1995 | About Time | Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster | Collection | 11 |
| August 1997 | Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales | Scribner Paperback Fiction | Anthology | |
| December 1997 | Time Machines: The Greatest Time Travel Stories Ever Written | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 16 |
| June 1999 | About Time | Scribner Paperback Fiction | Collection | 11 |
| July 2000 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 145 |
| December 2000 | The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds with Connections | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Anthology | 315 |
| August 2002 | Time Machines: The Best Time Travel Stories Ever Written | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 16 |
| 2003 | The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Prentice-Hall | Anthology | 145 |
| October 2008 | About Time | Paw Prints | Collection | |
| November 2012 | The Clock of Time | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| November 2013 | About Time | Touchstone / Simon & Schuster | Collection | |
| July 2014 | The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 | Tachyon Publications | Anthology | 17 |