2012, ISBN: 9781451695441

A novella of unrequited love, human arrogance, and deadly tragedy that predicted the legendary Titanic disaster?fourteen years before it happened. In 1898, Morgan Robertson penned The Wre… Mehr…

A novella of unrequited love, human arrogance, and deadly tragedy that predicted the legendary Titanic disaster?fourteen years before it happened. In 1898, Morgan Robertson penned The Wreck of the Titan, a love story set aboard the Titan, the most advanced steamship of the age. When the ?unsinkable? passenger liner hit an iceberg, nearly all its passengers perished at sea. On April 15, 1912, the most advanced steamship of its age, the ?unsinkable? Titanic, struck an iceberg and was lost to the ocean, becoming forever immortalized as a cultural touchstone. The similarities between the fact of the Titanic and the fiction of the Titan are more than just name-deep. Both stories tell the tale of real humans faced with an unfathomable disaster, and the hopes of humankind at the turn of a new century. As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is remembered, Robertson?s work of fiction gives great insights into the human scope of the tragedy?and the enduring power of love. Includes a special excerpt from the all-new Titanic thriller, The Titanic Secret, by Jack Steel?Available in stores and online now!, A novella of unrequited love, human arrogance, and deadly tragedy that predicted the legendary Titanic disaster?fourteen years before it happened. In 1898, Morgan Robertson penned The Wreck of the Titan, a love story set aboard the Titan, the most advanced steamship of the age. When the ?unsinkable? passenger liner hit an iceberg, nearly all its passengers perished at sea. On April 15, 1912, the most advanced steamship of its age, the ?unsinkable? Titanic, struck an iceberg and was lost to the ocean, becoming forever immortalized as a cultural touchstone. The similarities between the fact of the Titanic and the fiction of the Titan are more than just name-deep. Both stories tell the tale of real humans faced with an unfathomable disaster, and the hopes of humankind at the turn of a new century. As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is remembered, Robertson?s work of fiction gives great insights into the human scope of the tragedy?and the enduring power of love. Includes a special excerpt from the all-new Titanic thriller, The Titanic Secret, by Jack Steel?Available in stores and online now! Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Verschijningsdatum: april 2012; Aantal pagina's: 112 pagina's; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur(s): Morgan Robertson | Morgan Robertson; Co-redacteur: The Perfect Library; Uitgever: Pocket Star; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet); Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Gewicht: 381 g; Studieboek: Nee; Verpakking breedte: 190 mm; Verpakking hoogte: 12 mm; Verpakking lengte: 235 mm; Engels | E-book | 9781451695441 | 112 pagina's, Boeken, Literatuur & Romans, Historische romans, Pocket Star<

ISBN: 9781451695441

Robertson's story, written fourteen years before the historic event it presaged, parallels the descriptions and fate of the Titanic with psychic precision. His tale, however, doesn't end … Mehr…

Robertson's story, written fourteen years before the historic event it presaged, parallels the descriptions and fate of the Titanic with psychic precision. His tale, however, doesn't end with the passengers' watery demise; rather, it chronicles the detective work instigated by members of Lloyd's of London, embroiling Scotland Yard, when word comes in that the heavily insured ship has sunk to the bottom of the ocean. What ensues is a battle between insurers and attorneys, in London and New York, and a survivor who has rescued another passenger's daughter. Robertson draws upon his own rich and wild experience as a seaman on the Atlantic to weave a narrative interspersed with colloquial dialogue, bringing to life the conflicts between the rich merchants who rely upon shipping and the sailing men relied upon to chart their courses. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Pocket Star Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781451695441

'The Wreck of the Titan' was written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic. The events in book are eerily similar to the actual events that would not happen for more th… Mehr…

'The Wreck of the Titan' was written fourteen years before the sinking of the Titanic. The events in book are eerily similar to the actual events that would not happen for more than a decade. Titan, the largest ship in the line, was considered to be unsinkable; it was roughly the same size as the Titanic with about the same number of passengers; it was not provided with enough life boats for all of its passages; and half of the passengers died when it sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. So similar were the incidents described in the book to the sinking of the Titanic that many people credited the author, Morgan Robertson, with clairvoyance. The 'Dr. Who' episode of the same name was based on the events in this book. A story of tragedy, loss, love and redemption. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Pocket Star Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781451695441

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2012, ISBN: 9781451695441

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