Books with title The Wreck of the Titan - or, Futility

She was the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men. In her construction and maintenance were involved every science, profession, and trade known to civilization. On her bridge were officers, who, besides being the pick of the Royal Navy, had passed rigid examinations in all studies that pertained to the winds, tides, currents, and geography of the sea; they were not only seamen, but scientists. The same professional standard applied to the personnel of the engine-room, and the steward's department was equal to that of a first-class hotel.

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In a story that eerily predicts and parallels the disaster of the "Titanic", "The Wreck of the Titan" is the story of John Rowland, a disgraced former Royal Navy Lieutenant and now a drunkard who helps save the daughter of a former lover and in so doing restores his reputation and position in life. "The Wreck of the Titan" is a harrowing tale of adventure amidst the disastrous sinking of an ocean liner on its maiden voyage.

Morgan Robertson (1861-1915) was a well-known American author of short stories and novels, and the possible inventor of the periscope. Nowadays he is best known for the short fictional novel The Wreck of the Titan; or, Futility, first published in 1898. This story features an enormous British passenger liner called the Titan, which, deemed to be unsinkable, carries insufficient lifeboats. On a voyage in the month of April, the Titan hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic with the loss of almost everyone on board. The similarities between the fictional sinking of the Titan and the real-life sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 attract attention even today. In 1905 Robertson's book The Submarine Destroyer was released. It described a submarine that used a device called a periscope. When the story was first published, officials of the Holland Submarine Company sent for Robertson and asked him whether he considered the idea of a periscope to be practical. In response, Robertson showed the officials a model of one that he claimed to have already patented. Officials of the company were so impressed that they purchased the invention for $50,000.

The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility (originally called Futility) was written by Morgan Robertson in 1898. The novella centers around the fictional passenger ship Titan and the events that unfold after it strikes an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic. Futility became a cultural phenomenon after the real world sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 due to the many similarities between the fictional sinking and the real world events that developed 14 years after the book was first published. This book is a must-read for Titanic fans. It serves as much as an omen today as it did 100 years ago.This reprint of Morgan's masterpiece remains true to the original text and has been painstakingly transcribed to preserve the author's original formatting nuances. This edition also includes the following short stories: "Where Angels Fear to Tread", "The Brain of the Battleship", "The Wigwag Message", "The Trade-Wind", "Between the Millstones", "The Battle of the Monsters", "From the Royal-Yard Down", "Needs Must When the Devil Drives", and "Primordial."

This story features an enormous British passenger liner called the SS Titan, which, deemed to be unsinkable, carries an insufficient number of lifeboats. On a voyage in the month of April, the Titan hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic, resulting in the loss of almost everyone on board. There are some similarities to the real-life disaster of the RMS Titanic. The book was published 14 years before the actual Titanic, carrying an insufficient number of lifeboats, hit an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912 and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic, killing most of the people on board.This novel was written before the RMS Titanic was even conceptualized. And there are some uncanny similarities between both the fictional and real-life versions. Like the Titan, the fictional ship sank in April in the North Atlantic, and there were not enough lifeboats for the passengers. There are also similarities between the size (800 ft (244 m) long for Titan versus 882 ft 9 in (269 m) long for the Titanic, speed (25 knots for Titan, 22.5 knots for Titanic) and life-saving equipment.