For most of his life, Newton McClintok had lived in the American flapper era. He might have been an ancient Roman or a Victorian Englishman. He could have lived his life in any time or place he chose. But life in this dream world brought only discontentment. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, he embarked on a journey through the ages to find his own special Utopia.

For most of his life, Newton McClintok had lived in the American flapper era. He might have been an ancient Roman or a Victorian Englishman. He could have lived his life in any time or place he chose. But life in this dream world brought only discontentment. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, he embarked on a journey through the ages to find his own special Utopia.