2. JACK FINNEY
• (October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American author. His best-
known works are science fiction and thrillers, including ‘The Body
Snatchers’ and ‘Time and Again’ . The former was the basis for the
1956 film ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ and its remakes.
• He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, graduating in 1934.
He married Marguerite Guest, and they had two children, Kenneth
and Marguerite. After living in New York City and working for
an advertising agency there, he moved with his family to California in the
early 1950s. He lived in Mill Valley, California, and died of Pneumonia and
emphysema in Greenbrae, California, at the age of 84.
3. THEME
• The story The third level is the most concise and entertaining
story about time travel. Charley wishes to be transported to the
third level, the world of 1894 which is supposedly a much happier
and quieter place to be. The question of whether the third level
exists in reality or only in Charley’s mind can be inferred from
Sam’s letter.
• The story also dwells on the theme of escapism, not only as a
psychological refuge from the grim realities of the present-day
world but also as a desire to stay with the past or to keep the past
alive in the complexities of the present.
5. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
• Grand Central Terminal (commonly referred to as Grand Central
Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter, rapid transit and
intercity railroad terminal.
• Grand Central Station covers an area of 48 acres and has 44 platforms on
two levels, with 67 tracks along them.
• There are 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 tracks on the lower level.
• The terminal is one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions,
with about 22 million visitors per year.
• Grand Central is also one of the busiest train stations in the world, and
serves nearly 200,000 New York City commuters every day.
6. FIRST DAY COVER
• Definition of first day cover
: a philatelic cover franked with a newly issued postage stamp
and bearing the postmark of the first day of issue and an
officially chosen place of issue
