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1. Morgan , Robertson

The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility

The Wreck of the Titan, or FutilityThe Book That Predicted the Titanic: Restored 1912 Facsimile with Annotations and Collector's Commentary (The Official Autograph Facsimile Edition(TM) Book 1)Discover the prophetic novel that eerily predicted the Titanic disaster-fourteen years before it happened. The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility by Morgan Robertson tells the gripping story of the Titan, an "unsinkable" ship that strikes an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic. This Official Autograph Facsimile Edition(TM) restores the rare 1912 text alongside a high-resolution scan of the original Autograph Edition, complete with Robertson's facsimile signature.More than just a reprint, this collector's edition features detailed annotations, a thought-provoking introduction, and a powerful afterword that connects Robertson's warnings to the modern world. This is the only edition that preserves the authentic 1912 facsimile while offering modern readers insights into the Titanic tragedy, maritime history, and the dangers of human hubris.Perfect for Titanic enthusiasts, history buffs, and collectors of rare editions, this volume stands apart from cheap reprints by offering an enriched, scholarly experience. Whether you're exploring maritime fiction or seeking a premium collectible, this annotated facsimile edition delivers unparalleled historical and literary value.

1. Morgan Robertson

Wreck of the Titan

1. Morgan Robertson

Wreck of the Titan

1. Arthur Conan Doyle

The Captain of the Pole-Star

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel A Study in Scarlet (1887).Seth (Illustrator) Seth's comic book series, Palookaville, has been collected into It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken and Clyde Fans. He is an illustrator for The New Yorker and the designer of best-selling The Complete Peanuts. His humorous graphic novel about the obsession for comic-book collecting, Wimbledon Green, was published by Cape in 2006.

1. Lindsay Galvin

Call of the Titanic

Sid is proud to be working on The Titanic while Clara's a stowaway on a much smaller boat, Carpathia, with a dog called Rigel. When disaster strikes it will take all their courage - and the help of an even more remarkable sea creature - to answer the call of a sinking ship ...

1. Julie , Cook

The Titanic Girls

When the Titanic sinks in 1912, all the world seems to care about are the rich and famous on board. But in Southampton, the city where Titanic set sail, the wives of the drowned crew are thrown into poverty and despair.Lucy, recently married and with a one-year-old child, is widowed when her stoker husband Joseph dies. With no breadwinner, she must fight to survive for her baby.Beautiful and feisty Catherine is engaged to Percy, a steward on Titanic, who comes home suffering with shock. Can she cope marrying a man the city now calls a 'coward' for surviving the sinking?Susan, a teacher, is a secret Suffragette and most of her pupils have lost fathers on the Titanic. When she meets a man she finally falls for, can she reconcile her desire for women's rights with her desire to fall in love?The Titanic Girls is a story that follows friendship, hardship and grief at a time of great upheaval for women. Three best friends help each other survive through sorrow and despair. But when an entire city believes men who survived the Titanic are cowards and when one man returns from his watery grave, can life ever go on as before?* * *Julie Cook is an author and journalist for national newspapers. She regularly writes for the Daily Mail, Telegraph, the Mirror and the Sun and women's magazines. Her great-grandfather was a stoker who died on the Titanic. She lives with her family in Hampshire, England.