Once a celebrated Naval officer, John Rowland has fallen from grace.
After slipping into alcoholism, Roland is dismissed from the Navy and
shamed. Having lost everything, Rowland now works as a deckhand on the
Titan, operating deck machinery and keeping watch. However, Rowland is
just as shocked and horrified as the civilian passengers when the mighty
ocean liner collides with an iceberg, beginning the ship's slow sink to
ruin. As the Titan sinks, its passengers are frenzied, as they realize
that there are not enough lifeboats for all of them. Amid the chaotic
panic of the wreck, Rowland finds the young daughter of an ex-lover and
is immediately drawn to protecting the child. Together, Rowland and the
young girl fight for their survival, rushing to escape the ship and
hoping to find a lifeboat. With their lives on the line, Rowland
understands that this is his chance at redemption--if he can find a way
to save them both. Filled with drama, suspense, action, and sentiment,
The Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson has remains to be
engrossing and fascinating to modern readers. First published in 1898,
The Wreck of the Titan has earned a place in pop culture with film,
television, and literary allusions, and is often compared to the
historic sinking of the Titanic. Since the Titanic wrecked over a decade
after Robertson's work was released, audiences have even suspected
Robertson to be precognizant, though the author himself denied this and
brushed off the similarities. This edition of The Wreck of the Titan
by Morgan Robertson now features a new, eye-catching cover design and is
printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these
accommodations, this edition of The Wreck of the Titan crafts an
accessible and pleasant reading experience for modern audiences while
restoring the original mastery of Morgan Robertson's work.
