Sense of the Past
Author: first_name: Henry
last_name: James
Language: English
Year: 1917

Ralph Pendrel of New York City is bequested an 18th century house in London.  He travels back in time and meets an ancestor of the same name.  A triangle then follows, with new-Ralph engaged to old-Ralph's fiance, Molly Midmore, but in love with her sister Nan.  James wrote the novel in fits and starts, and never finished, but fortunately for us readers, he left extensive notes. - Summary by Mark Leder