An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

430. Titanic: The Iceberg Strikes (Part 4)

March 18, 2024

Description

It is Sunday the 14th of April 1912, and the passengers of the Titanic, from the tycoons in first class to the migrants in third class, have been enjoying a journey incomparable in its modernity....
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Books Referenced

Titanic Lives

Author: Richard Davenport Hines

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as a book with 'a brilliant section' on Lebanese and Armenian emigrants on the Titanic. Also mentioned later as the book Sadie was reading when they visited Belfast.

Tom Brown's School Days

Author: Thomas Hughes

Context:

Mentioned because Thomas Hughes's son-in-law, the Reverend Ernest Carter, was on the Titanic and led a hymn singing service in the second class cabins.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Author: Omar Khayyam

Context:

Mentioned as a rare copy being transported as cargo on the Titanic, listed among valuable items aboard the ship.