While not as strong as the original, From Time to Time paints an accurate picture of 19th and early 20th century NYC in an enjoyable and pleasant style.Time and Again is superb, and it appears that bweiss@wpp.com missed the point. Time and Again is the grandfather of the current crops of NYC historical novels, and while Finney'style may not be as good as Doctorow's, he is miles ahead of Caleb Carr.