Method of Time Travel
Richard derives his method of time travel from J. B. Priestley's book Man and Time. This method involves performing self-hypnosis to convince his mind that he's in the past. The historical roots of the hotel help reinforce his purpose, as does an 1890s suit he buys. A similar time travel method was used in the Jack Finney novel Time and Again, written five years earlier.
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