Project Gutenberg 2008-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 922 Robertson, Morgan 1861 1915 Robertson, Morgan Andrew The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Titan:_Or,_Futility The wreck of the Titan -- The pirates -- Beyond the spectrum -- In the valley of the shadow. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Wreck of the Titan" by Morgan Robertson is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the fictional steamship Titan, lauded as an unsinkable marvel of engineering, and follows a diverse cast of characters, most notably John Rowland, a destabilized naval officer who finds himself aboard the ill-fated vessel. As the narrative unfolds, themes of hubris, love, and tragedy emerge, ultimately leading to a catastrophic event that reflects the consequences of overconfidence in human technology. The opening of "The Wreck of the Titan" introduces readers to the grandeur of the Titan, highlighting its design, features, and the individuals who serve on board. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the ship as a floating city equipped with the latest advancements, while hinting at the underlying tension in the interactions among crew members and passengers. John Rowland is presented as a troubled figure grappling with his past and a complex love for a woman named Myra, who complicates his emotional state. Throughout this beginning segment, the groundwork is laid for a tragic incident, as the ship's confidence and indestructibility are set against the grim realities of life at sea, foreshadowing the coming disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ships -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Fiction Sea stories, American PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 464847 2025-07-07T11:00:11.592844 text/html 443310 2025-06-30T11:56:38 text/html 255859 2025-07-07T11:00:31.241635 application/epub+zip 259187 2025-07-07T11:00:21.572640 application/epub+zip 246112 2025-07-07T11:00:15.803712 application/epub+zip 459814 2025-07-07T11:00:39.511554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424949 2025-07-07T11:00:30.288620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390516 2022-09-11T12:26:48.377755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426166 2025-07-07T11:00:10.312711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 406332 2025-06-30T11:52:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22185 2025-07-07T11:00:39.659613 application/rdf+xml 12526 2025-07-07T11:00:20.797652 image/jpeg 3550 2025-07-07T11:00:20.539648 image/jpeg 241634 2025-07-07T11:00:11.664762 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia