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Second Chance

Jack Finney

First published April 1956
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A twenty-year old hobbyist of vintage cars restores a Jordan Playboy down to its minute details. On his first drive he finds himself transferred from his present of 1956 back to 1923.

Notes

Originally published in the magazine Good Housekeeping, April 1956. Made into the first segment of the horror trilogy movie,Dead of Night.

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1956 Good Housekeeping, April 1956 MAGAZINE
1957 The Third Level Rinehart Collection 204
December 1957 The Third Level Rinehart / SFBC Collection 151
1958 The Clock of Time Eyre & Spottiswoode Collection 151
March 1959 The Third Level Dell Collection 153
January 1960 The Clock of Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 151
July 1961 The Clock of Time Panther Collection 124
August 1986 About Time Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster Collection 183
February 1987 Mysterious Motoring Stories W. H. Allen Anthology 175
November 1987 Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road Star Anthology 175
February 1995 About Time Fireside Books / Simon & Schuster Collection 183
June 1999 About Time Scribner Paperback Fiction Collection 183
August 1999 Death on Wheels Souvenir Press Anthology 45
March 2000 Death on Wheels Barnes & Noble Books Anthology
October 2008 About Time Paw Prints Collection
November 2012 The Clock of Time Gateway / Orion Collection
November 2013 About Time Touchstone / Simon & Schuster Collection