D12. Time jumps and how they are signalled. Both

Pace. One line per book. Open a book for the full answer, charts and cited lines.

Book	Genre	Result
Treasure Island	Thriller and adventure	7 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Thirty-Nine Steps	Thriller and adventure	8 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Prisoner of Zenda	Thriller and adventure	10 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Around the World in Eighty Days	Thriller and adventure	34 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
King Solomon's Mines	Thriller and adventure	15 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Crime and mystery	7 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Study in Scarlet	Crime and mystery	10 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Crime and mystery	5 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Moonstone	Crime and mystery	40 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Woman in White	Crime and mystery	73 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Pride and Prejudice	Romance	49 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Persuasion	Romance	15 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Emma	Romance	31 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Jane Eyre	Romance	30 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Dracula	Gothic and horror	7 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Frankenstein	Gothic and horror	19 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Gothic and horror	6 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Gothic and horror	10 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Wuthering Heights	Gothic and horror	13 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Turn of the Screw	Gothic and horror	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Time Machine	Science fiction	5 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The War of the Worlds	Science fiction	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Invisible Man	Science fiction	3 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	Fantasy and children's	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Fantasy and children's	15 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Secret Garden	Fantasy and children's	11 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Wind in the Willows	Fantasy and children's	8 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Great Expectations	Literary	33 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Christmas Carol	Literary	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Great Gatsby	Literary	14 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Heart of Darkness	Literary	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Kidnapped	Thriller and adventure	16 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Count of Monte Cristo	Thriller and adventure	84 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Three Musketeers	Thriller and adventure	32 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Riddle of the Sands	Thriller and adventure	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Scarlet Pimpernel	Thriller and adventure	4 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Lost World	Thriller and adventure	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Captain Blood	Thriller and adventure	27 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Lady Audley's Secret	Crime and mystery	27 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue	Crime and mystery	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Innocence of Father Brown	Crime and mystery	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Big Bow Mystery	Crime and mystery	6 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Leavenworth Case	Crime and mystery	21 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Red Thumb Mark	Crime and mystery	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Amateur Cracksman	Crime and mystery	3 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Secret Agent	Crime and mystery	3 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Sense and Sensibility	Romance	43 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
North and South	Romance	25 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Far from the Madding Crowd	Romance	17 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Enchanted April	Romance	10 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Sheik	Romance	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Daddy Long Legs	Romance	13 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Carmilla	Gothic and horror	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Castle of Otranto	Gothic and horror	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Phantom of the Opera	Gothic and horror	17 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Great God Pan	Gothic and horror	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Yellow Wallpaper	Gothic and horror	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Call of Cthulhu	Gothic and horror	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Island of Doctor Moreau	Science fiction	3 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth	Science fiction	30 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Princess of Mars	Science fiction	11 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Herland	Science fiction	4 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Flatland	Science fiction	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Erewhon	Science fiction	20 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Last Man	Science fiction	27 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Through the Looking Glass	Fantasy and children's	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Little Princess	Fantasy and children's	9 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Jungle Book	Fantasy and children's	7 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Five Children and It	Fantasy and children's	12 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Railway Children	Fantasy and children's	23 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Princess and the Goblin	Fantasy and children's	8 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Peter and Wendy	Fantasy and children's	7 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Worm Ouroboros	Fantasy and children's	14 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Anne of Green Gables	Fantasy and children's	29 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Black Beauty	Fantasy and children's	29 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Middlemarch	Literary	56 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles	Literary	28 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Mrs Dalloway	Literary	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
To the Lighthouse	Literary	4 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Anna Karenina	Literary	53 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Crime and Punishment	Literary	25 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Madame Bovary	Literary	48 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Age of Innocence	Literary	29 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Silas Marner	Literary	4 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Literary	31 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Hamlet	Plays	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Macbeth	Plays	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Romeo and Juliet	Plays	1 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Othello	Plays	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Plays	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Twelfth Night	Plays	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Doctor Faustus	Plays	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The Importance of Being Earnest	Plays	5 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
A Doll's House	Plays	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Hedda Gabler	Plays	0 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
Pygmalion	Plays	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.
The School for Scandal	Plays	2 time jump phrases in the narration, such as 'next morning' or 'years later'.

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