The Wreck of The Titan: or, Futility; Paranormal Experiences Connected With The Sinking of The Titanic - Hardcover
Excerpt: ... if you release me." "Not yet, sir. It may be necessary, but at present we're thinking of ourselves." "All right. But, tell me, how did you get a key to my door? How many keys are there?" "Oh, from Billings, sir. Not with Forsythe's knowledge, however. Billings, and some others, think no more of him than I do." "That's right," responded Denman. "I knew him at school. Look out for him. By the way, is the lady aft being attended to?" "Yes, sir. Daniels, the other cook, brings her what she needs. She is not locked up, though." 122 "That's good. Give her the run of the deck, and take care of her." "Yes, sir, we will," answered Sampson, as respectfully as though it were a legitimate order
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About the Author:
Morgan Robertson was an American writer best known for his novel Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan, a prescient novel published in 1898 about the catastrophic sinking of an unsinkable ocean liner, eerily similar to the sinking of the Titanic fourteen years later. Robertson also penned The Submarine Destroyer, Three Laws and the Golden Rule, and the short story Beyond the Spectrum, which described a future war between the United States and the Empire of Japan. Morgan Robertson died in 1915.
Review:
Even stranger is another story included in this ebook: Beyond the Spectrum
This story describes a futuristic war fought with aircraft that carried what he called "sun bombs". These bombs were so powerful that with one brilliant flash of blinding light, one single bomb could destroy an entire city (much like a nuclear bomb ).
N. B.: When this story was written, airplanes were still tiny, dangerous machines that could barely carry one man and was decades before the Germans started their "heavy water" experiments, trying to construct a nuclear device.
In addition, this future war begins in the month of December when the Japanese stage a sneak attack on Hawaii.
It appears that the author was visionary of sorts.
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- Publisher7 C's Press
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0911962093
- ISBN 13 9780911962093
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages152
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. [2] Foreword (Tantum); pp1-70 The Wreck of the Titan (Robertson); pp71-82 Titanic: The Tragic Adventure (Kamuda); pp83-120 A Review and Analysis of Paranormal Experiences Connected with the Sinking of the Titanic (Stevenson); pp121-123 The Legend of Captain E. J. Smith (Wilson); pp124-150 plates; pp151-152 appendix. Illustrated w bw frontis illustration, one section of historical bw photographs and reproductions from the archives of the Titanic Historical Society. Red cloth w crisp black lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ without edgewear, showing faint sunning to spine, preserved in archival cover. Seller Inventory # 041929
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