Morgan Robertson

Morgan Robertson
Morgan Robertson was an American author known for his maritime fiction. He is best remembered for his novella "Futility," written in 1898, which eerily predicted the sinking of a massive ocean liner similar to the Titanic, years before the actual disaster. In addition to "Futility," Robertson also wrote "The Wreck of the Titan" and "Beyond the Spectrum," the latter of which anticipated future military technology and conflict. His work, often blending realism with speculative elements, has sparked curiosity and debate about his apparent foresight.

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THE GRAIN SHIP I could not help listening to the talk at the next table, because the orchestra was quiet and the conversation unrestrained; then, too, a nautical phrasing caught my ear and aroused my attention. For I had been a lifelong student of nautical matters. A side glance showed me the speaker, a white-haired, sunburned old fellow in immaculate evening dress. With him at the table in the... more...

CHAPTER I 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 in all studies that pertained to the winds, tides, currents, and geography of the sea; they were not only... more...

PART I The first man to climb the Almena's side-ladder from the tug was the shipping-master, and after him came the crew he had shipped. They clustered at the rail, looking around and aloft with muttered profane comments, one to the other, while the shipping-master approached a gray-eyed giant who stood with a shorter but broader man at the poop-deck steps. "Mr. Jackson—the mate here, I... more...