Tourmalin's Time Cheques

The story revolves around a time-traveling device that allows people to send cheques from the future to be cashed in the present, disrupting the economy and causing chaos.

By Thomas Anstey Guthrie · First published 1895 · Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance · 11 chapters · 41,344 words

First lines

_On Deck_. -- _Curry and Culture_. -- _Alternative Distractions_. -- _A Period of Probation_. -- _The Oath and the Talisman_. -- _Wavering_. -- _A Chronological Error_. -- _The Time Bargain_. -- _Tourmalin Opens an Account._

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
• Date: 1895 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Satire, Adventure
• Length: 41,344 words
• Structure: 11 chapters, 835 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Very Easy (5th Grade or below)

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Genres

• Fantasy — The central premise involves a fictional bank that allows characters to deposit and withdraw time, creating a fantastical exploration of time management.
• Comedy — The narrative employs humor through the protagonist's awkward social interactions and the absurdity of the time banking concept.
• Romance — The story revolves around the protagonist's engagement and the challenges of fidelity, highlighting romantic relationships and emotional conflicts.
• Satire — The book critiques societal norms regarding time and relationships, using satire to comment on the absurdities of modern life.

Tags

Fantasy · Humor · Satire · Social commentary · Time travel · Adventure · Comedy · Science fiction · Philosophical · Psychological · Mystery · Romance

Contents

• THE PROLOGUE
• Tourmalin's First Cheque, and How he Took It
• The Second Cheque
• The Third Cheque
• The Fourth Cheque
• Periodic Drawings
• Foil and Counterfoil
• The Culminating Cheque
• Paid in His Own Coin
• Compound Interest
• Denoument

More by Thomas Anstey Guthrie

• The Talking Horse (1893)
• The Good Little Girl (1914)
• A Matter of Taste (1931)
• Don; The Story of a Greedy Dog (1897)
• Taken by Surprise (1944)
• Paleface and Redskin (1872)
• Shut Out (1914)
• Tommy's Hero (1898)
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