An expanded table of contents for The Time Traveler's Wife

English 140
Teaching Associate: Patrick Mooney
Summer 2012

N.B.: This expanded table of contents really just indexes the headings of Audrey Niffenegger's novel without making any attempt to catalogue anything else that is not represented in the headings. It is keyed to the first (2004) Harvest edition, ISBN 978-0-15-602943-8, which we are using in class this term.

My primary intent in producing this list is to assist students who are using other editions in finding passages that we are discussing in lecture, but I hope that it may be helpful to other students, too. It should be useful in other contexts if it is used with caution; it was produced hastily and may contain occasional errors.

Corrections would be more than welcome.

Prologue (pp. vii-x)

Part I: The Man Out of Time (p. 1)

  1. First Date, One (p. 3)
    1. Saturday, October 26, 199 (Henry is 28; Clare is 20) (p. 3)
    2. Later that evening: (p. 6)
    3. The next morning: (p. 17)
  2. A First Time For Everything (p. 22)
    1. Sunday, June 16, 1968 (p. 22)
    2. Saturday, January 2, 1988, 4:03 a.m./Sunday, June 16, 1968, 10:46 p.m. (Henry is 24, and 5) (p. 26)
  3. First Date, Two (p. 35)
    1. Friday, September 23, 1977 (Henry is 36, Clare is 6) (p. 35)
    2. Wednesday, February 9, 2000 (Clare is 28, Henry is 36) (p. 41)
    3. Thursday, September 29, 1977 (Clare is 6, Henry is 35) (p. 42)
  4. Lessons in Survival (p. 48)
    1. Thursday, June 7, 1973 (Henry is 27, and 9) (p. 48)
    2. Sunday, December 10. 1978 (Henry is 15, and 15) (p. 55)
    3. Wednesday, November 17/Tuesday, September 28, 1982 (Henry is 19) (p. 58)
    4. Saturday, May 14, 1983 (Clare is 11 almost 12) (p. 60)
    5. Thursday, April 12, 1984 (Henry is 36, Clare is 12) (p. 63)
    6. Wednesday, June 27, 1984 (Clare is 13) (p. 71)
    7. Sunday, September 23, 1984 (Henry is 35, Clare is 13) (p. 72)
  5. After the End (p. 79)
    1. Saturday, October 27, 1984 (Clare is 13, Henry is 43) (p. 79)
    2. Monday, February 2, 1987 (Clare is 15, Henry is 38) (p. 80)
    3. Friday, June 5, 1987 (Clare is 16, Henry is 32) (p. 83)
    4. Sunday, September 27, 1987 (Henry is 32, Clare is 16) (p. 92)
    5. Monday, September 28, 1987 (Claire is 16) (p. 100)
    6. Wednesday, July 12. 1995 (Clare is 24, Henry is 32) (p. 103)
    7. Sunday, September 11, 1988 (Henry is 36, Clare is 17) (p. 103)
    8. Thursday, January 13, 2000 (Henry is 36, Clare is 28) (p. 106)
  6. Christmas Eve, One (Always Crashing in the Same Car) (p. 108)
    1. Saturday, December 24, 1988 (Henry is 40, Clare is 17) (p. 108)
  7. Christmas Eve, Two (p. 116)
    1. Saturday, December 24, 1988 (Henry is 25) (p. 116)
    2. Saturday, April 8, 1989 (Clare is 17, Henry is 40) (p. 122)
  8. Eat or Be Eaten (p. 129)
    1. Saturday, November 30, 1991 (Henry is 28, Clare is 20) (p. 129)
    2. Saturday, December 14, 1991/Tuesday, May 9, 2000 (Henry is 36) (p. 137)
    3. Sunday, December 15. 1991 (Clare is 20) (p. 146)
    4. Saturday, December 22, 1991 (Henry is 28, and 33) (p. 151)
    5. Evening, the same day: (Henry is 28 and 33, Clare is 20) (p. 154)
  9. Christmas Eve, Three (p. 163)
    1. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, December 24, 25, 26 (Clare is 20, Henry is 28) (p. 163)
    2. Later: (p. 178)
  10. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head (p. 219)
    1. Sunday, May 9, 1992 (Henry is 28) (p. 219)
  11. Birthday (p. 228)
    1. Sunday, May 24, 1992 (Clare is 21, Henry is 28) (p. 228)
    2. Sunday, May 31, 1992 (Clare is 21, Henry is 28) (p. 233)
    3. Wednesday, June 10, 1992 (Clare is 21) (p. 241)
  12. Better Living Through Chemistry (p. 247)
    1. Sunday, September 5, 1993 (Clare is 22, Henry is 30) (p. 247)
    2. Monday, September 6, 1993 (Henry is 30) (p. 250)
    3. Monday, September 27, 1993 (Clare is 22, Henry is 30) (p. 259)
  13. Turning Point (p. 262)
    1. Friday, October 22, 1993 (Henry is 30) (p. 262)
  14. Get Me to the Church on Time (p. 264)
    1. Saturday, October 23, 1993 (Henry is 30, Clare is 22) (6:00 a.m.) (p. 264)
    2. (7:00 a.m.) (p. 265)
    3. (7:16 a.m.) (p. 266)
    4. (8:17 a.m.) (p. 266)
    5. (8:32 a.m.) (p. 267)
    6. (8:54 a.m.) (p. 267)
    7. (9:35 a.m.) (p. 268)
    8. (11:15 a.m.) (p. 269)
    9. (11:36 a.m.) (p. 271)
    10. (12:35 p.m.) (p. 271)
    11. (12:55 p.m.) (Henry is 38) (p. 271)
    12. (1:42 p.m.) (p. 272)
    13. (1:48 p.m.) (p. 273)
    14. (1:55 p.m.) (p. 273)
    15. Sunday, June 13, 1976 (Henry is 30) (p. 274)
    16. Saturday, October 23, 1993 (Clare is 22, Henry is 38, and 30) (2:37 p.m.) (p. 274)
    17. (6:26 p.m.) (p. 275)
    18. (7:04 p.m.) (p. 276)
    19. (7:16 p.m.) (p. 277)
    20. (7:21 p.m.) (p. 277)
    21. (8:48 p.m.) (p. 278)
    22. (10:23 p.m.) (p. 278)
    23. Monday, October 25, 1993 (Henry is 30, Clare is 22) (p. 279)

    Part 2: A Drop of Blood in a Bowl of Milk (p. 281)

  15. Married Life (p. 283)
    1. March 1994 (Clare is 22, Henry is 30) (p. 283)
    2. Wednesday, April 13, 1994 (Clare is 22, Henry is 30) (p. 287)
    3. Wednesday, May 18, 1994 (Clare is 22, Henry is 30) (p. 291)
    4. Saturday, July 9, 1994 (Henry is 31, Clare is 23) (p. 294)
    5. Sunday, August 28, 1994 (Clare is 23, Henry is 31) (p. 295)
    6. Sunday, January 15, 1995 (Clare is 23, Henry is 31) (p. 297)
    7. Friday, February 3, 1995 (Clare is 23, Henry is 31, and 39) (p. 298)
  16. Library Science Fiction (p. 303)
    1. Wednesday, March 8, 1995 (Henry is 31) (p. 303)
    2. Tuesday, April 11. 1995 (Henry is 31) (p. 304)
    3. Friday, June 9, 1995 (Henry is 31) (p. 305)
    4. Sunday, December 17, 1995 (Clare is 24, Henry is 8) (p. 309)
    5. Monday, March 11, 1996 (Henry is 32) (p. 310)
    6. Saturday, April 6, 1996, 5:32 a.m. (Henry is 32, Clare is 24) (p. 313)
    7. Sunday, April 7, 1996 (Henry is 32 and 8, Clare is 24) (p. 314)
    8. Friday, April 12, 1996 (Henry is 32) (p. 321)
  17. A Very Small Shoe (p. 325)
    1. Spring, 1996 (Clare is 24, Henry is 32) (p. 325)
    2. Sunday, October 2, 1996 (Henry is 33) (p. 326)
  18. One (p. 328)
    1. Monday, June 3, 1996 (Clare is 25) (p. 328)
    2. Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14, 1996 (Henry is 32) (p. 330)
  19. Two (p. 333)
    1. Sunday, October 12, 1997 (Henry is 34, Clare is 26) (p. 333)
    2. Monday, February 16, 1998 (Clare is 26, Henry is 34) (p. 333)
  20. Intermezzo (p. 335)
    1. Wednesday, August 12, 1998 (Clare is 27) (p. 335)
    2. Wednesday, November 26, 1998 (Clare is 27, Henry is 35) (p. 338)
  21. New Year's Eve, One (p. 343)
    1. Friday, December 31, 1999, 11:55 p.m. (Henry is 36; Clare is 28) (p. 343)
  22. Three (p. 345)
    1. Sunday, March 13, 1999 (Henry is 35, Clare is 27) (p. 345)
  23. Four (p. 349)
    1. Wednesday, July 21, 1999/[Tuesday] September 8, 1998 (Henry is 36, Clare is 28) (p. 349)
    2. Friday, January 14, 2000 (Clare is 28, Henry is 36) (p. 358)
  24. Five (p. 362)
    1. Thursday, May 11, 2000 (Henry is 39, Clare is 28) (p. 362)
  25. Six (p. 365)
    1. Saturday, June 3, 2000 (Clare is 29, Henry is 36) (p. 365)
    2. Friday, June 9, 2000/[Wednesday] November 19, 1986 (p. 366)
    3. Friday, June 9, 2000 (Clare is 29, henry is 36) (p. 370)
  26. Baby Dreams (p. 373)
    1. September 2000 (Clare is 29) (p. 373)
    2. Saturday, September 23, 2000 (Clare is 29, Henry is 37) (p. 374)
    3. Wednesday, September 27, 2000 (Clare is 29) (p. 375)
  27. Seven (p. 377)
    1. Thursday, December 28, 2000 (Henry is 33, and 37, Clare is 29) (p. 377)
    2. Monday, February 12, 2001 (Henry is 37, Clare is 29) (p. 378)
    3. Tuesday, February 20, 2001 (Clare is 29, Henry is 37) (p. 379)
    4. Thursday, April 19, 2001 (Henry is 37, Clare is 29) (p. 380)
    5. Monday, August 20, 2001 (Clare is 30, Henry is 38) (p. 381)
  28. Alba, an Introduction (p. 385)
    1. Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (Henry is 38, Clare is 40) (p. 385)
    2. 7:20 p.m. Friday, August 24, 2001 (Clare is 30, Henry is 38) (p. 391)
  29. Birthday (p. 396)
    1. Wednesday, September 5-Thursday, September 6, 2001 (Henry is 38, Clare is 30) (p. 396)
    2. Later: (p. 403)
    3. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 (Clare is 30, Henry is 38) (p. 405)
    4. Tuesday, June 11, 2002 (Clare is 31) (p. 407)
  30. Secret (p. 410)
    1. Sunday, October 12, 2003 (Clare is 32, Henry is 40) (p. 410)
  31. Experiencing Technical Difficulties (p. 411)
    1. Friday, May 7, 2004 (Henry is 40, Clare is 32) (p. 411)
  32. Nature Morte (p. 413)
    1. Sunday, July 11, 2004 (Clare is 33, Henry is 41) (p. 413)
    2. Thursday, December 23, 2004 (Clare is 33, Henry is 41) (p. 414)
  33. Birthday (p. 417)
    1. Wednesday, May 24, 1989 (Henry is 41, Clare is 18) (p. 417)
  34. Secret (p. 428)
    1. Thursday, February 10, 2005 (Clare is 33, Henry is 41) (p. 428)
    2. Saturday, April 14, 1990 (Clare is 18) (6:43 a.m.) (p. 433)
    3. Friday, April 27, 1990 (Henry is 26) (p. 437)
    4. Friday, February 18, 2005 (Henry is 41, Clare is 33) (p. 439)
    5. Sunday, June 12, 2005 (Clare is 34, Henry is 41) (p. 443)
    6. Later: (p. 445)
  35. The Episode of the Monroe Street Parking Garage (p. 448)
    1. Monday, January 7, 2006 (Clare is 34, Henry is 42) (p. 448)
  36. Birthday (p. 450)
    1. Thursday, June 15, 2006 (Clare is 35) (p. 451)
    2. Friday, June 16, 2008 (Henry is 43, Clare is 35) (p. 453)
  37. An Unpleasant Scene (p. 457)
    1. Wednesday, June 28, 2006 (Henry is 43, and 43) (p. 457)
    2. Friday, July 7, 2006 (Henry is 43) (p. 464)
    3. Friday, July 14, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 465)
    4. Sunday, October 27, 1984 (Henry is 43, Clare is 13) (p. 468)
  38. The Episode of the Monroe Street Parking Garage (p. 470)
    1. Monday, January 7, 2006 (Henry is 43) (p. 470)
  39. Fragments (p. 472)
    1. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September 25, 26, and 27, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 472)
    2. Later: (p. 472)
    3. Later: (p. 473)
    4. Later: (p. 473)
    5. Later: (p. 473)
    6. Later: (p. 474)
    7. The following night: (p. 475)
    8. Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 476)
    9. Wednesday and Thursday, October 18 and 19, and Thursday, October 26, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 478)
    10. At that moment: (p. 479)
    11. Later: (p. 481)
    12. A week later, in the evening: (p. 483)
  40. Feet Dreams (p. 485)
    1. October/November 2006 (Henry is 43) (p. 485)
    2. Friday, November 3, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 487)
  41. What Goes Around Comes Around (p. 489)
    1. Monday, December 18, 2006/Sunday, January 2, 1994 (Henry is 43) (p. 489)
    2. Monday, December 18, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (p. 495)
  42. Hours, If Not Days (p. 498)
    1. Friday, December 24, 2006 (Henry is 43, Clare is 35) (p. 498)
  43. New Year's Eve, Two (p. 501)
    1. Sunday, December 31, 2006 (Clare is 35, Henry is 43) (7:25 p.m.) (p. 501)
    2. (8:05 p.m.) (p. 502)
    3. (8:20 p.m.) (p. 503)
    4. (8:50 p.m.) (p. 505)
    5. (9:45 p.m.) (p. 506)
    6. (9:48 p.m.) (p. 507)
    7. (10:15 p.m.) (p. 509)

    Part 3: A Treatise on Longing (p. 513)

  44. (no title) (p. 515)
    1. Saturday, October 27, 1984/Monday, January 1, 2007 (Henry is 43, Clare is 35) (p. 515)
  45. Dissolution (p. 517)
    1. Friday, February 2, 2007 (Clare is 35) (p. 517)
  46. Dasein (p. 522)
    1. Saturday, July 12, 2008 (Clare is 37) (p. 522)
    2. Saturday, July 26, 2008 (Clare is 37) (p. 525)
    3. Saturday, September 3, 1990 (Henry is 27) (p. 527)
    4. Sunday, July 29, 1979 (Henry is 42) (p. 529)
  47. Renascence (p. 532)
    1. Thursday, December 4, 2008 (Clare is 37) (p. 532)
  48. Always Again (p. 535)
    1. Thursday, July 24, 2053 (Henry is 43, Clare is 82) (p. 535)