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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 is considered to be unsinkable, it is roughly the same... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

The Titanic sank more than 100 years ago. We are now publishing one of those curious books that have attracted many readers throughout the 20th century, since it was written fourteen years before the famous shipwreck and tells a practically identical story: an ocean liner called... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About Futility, Or The Wreck Of The Titan by Morgan Robertson Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1898 as "Futility", Morgan Robertson's "The Wreck of the Titan" is the fascinating and gripping tale of bravery in the wake of catastrophe. Based on knowledge acquired during his many years spent at sea in the merchant service, Robertson weaves a believable... Read Full Overview

The world's biggest, most opulent ship sets out across the Atlantic on its maiden voyage. Proclaimed to be unsinkable -- and hailed as a testament to modern achievements in manufacturing and transportation -- the ocean liner is pushed to its limits in an effort to make the crossing... Read Full Overview

Once seen as a prediction of the sinking of the Titanic , this novella was written 14 years before that ill-fated event of 1912--now, on the centenary anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, the striking similarities can be examined again in this new edition John Rowland, a disgraced... Read Full Overview

FREE Audiobook included (download link included inside the book) Experience the uncanny similarities between Morgan Robertson's prophetic novel, The Wreck of the Titan, and the tragic fate of the Titanic. Published fourteen years before the infamous disaster, this chilling tale... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Written in 1898, this short novel tells the story of a massive ocean liner, named the Titan, thought to be unsinkable, which strikes an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic, in a series of events remarkably similar to the sinking of the Titanic fourteen years later, including... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

FREE Audiobook included (download link included inside the book) Experience the uncanny similarities between Morgan Robertson's prophetic novel, The Wreck of the Titan, and the tragic fate of the Titanic. Published fourteen years before the infamous disaster, this chilling tale... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

"The Wreck of the Titan" redirects here. For the Doctor Who audio drama, see The Wreck of the Titan (audio drama).The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility (originally called Futility) is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson. The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan,... Read Full Overview