I had no idea how long I was with Harriet in the library as there are no clocks and my wrist watch stopped at two minutes past midnight once I came through the door. But by my recogning, I can only have been in there just over an hour. However, when I acompaned Harriet out of the library. It seemed that years had passed.

The library had materialised on Horsell Common in Harriets home town of Woking, England. The year was 1898. I'm not sure if she saw the significant of the libraries location. In her future this is where she would place the Martian invasion of Earth in her book, War of the Worlds.

The orange glow from the library illuminated our path down the stone steps and onto the common. Beyond was pitch black.

"Why here!" Exclaimed Harriet. "We are in the middle of nowhere!"

I reached inside my jacket pocket and retrieved my cell phone. There were still enough battery life left to switch on my flashlight.

Harriet looked at me and said. "You'd had better hide that before we get to the road".

I gave a nod and we both set off leaving the library behind. With it's door now shut and the orange glow extinguished. The library was perfectly safe.

As soon as we saw the gas lights in the distance, I turned off my flashlight and pocketed my cell.

Harriet had the library furnish me with period clothing so I...