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The Wreck of the Titan
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Published: Jan 22 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the Titanic became history, The Wreck of the Titan imagined it. First published in 1898, Morgan Robertson's astonishing novella tells of the Titan, the largest and most advanced ocean liner ever built, deemed practically unsinkable and a triumph of modern engineering. When the ship strikes an iceberg in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, that confidence proves fatal, and catastrophe unfolds with chilling inevitability.
At the heart of the disaster is John Rowland, a fallen naval officer seeking redemption. Thrown into the chaos of a sinking ship and a sea filled with desperate survivors, Rowland faces moral choices that will define his character and his fate. His struggle to save an innocent child becomes a powerful story of courage, responsibility, and human endurance against overwhelming odds.
Eerily prophetic in its details, The Wreck of the Titan mirrors the real-life tragedy of the Titanic with uncanny accuracy, from the scale of the ship to the shortage of lifeboats and the icy Atlantic setting. Part gripping sea adventure, part moral drama, and part literary curiosity, this classic novella remains one of the most remarkable examples of fiction anticipating history.
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