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There Is a Tide...

Jack Finney

First published August 1952
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A man lies awake in the middle of the night worrying about his future. He is interrupted by the sight of a ghost shuffling through his living room, and afraid that the forlorn spectre is an image of his future self, he sets off to discover its identity.

Notes

Originally published in Collier's, 2 August 1952.

Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1952 Collier's, August 2, 1952 Crowell-Collier MAGAZINE 50
September 1954 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1954 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 115
1956 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, No. 8 Consolidated Press Ltd MAGAZINE
1957 The Third Level Rinehart Collection 115
December 1957 The Third Level Rinehart / SFBC Collection 86
1958 The Clock of Time Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 86
March 1959 The Third Level Dell Collection 84
January 1960 The Clock of Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 86
July 1961 The Clock of Time Panther Collection 67
November 2012 The Clock of Time Gateway / Orion Collection