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Loss of the S. S. Titanic, The
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By: Lawrence Beesley (1877-1967) The Loss of the SS. Titanic By Lawrence Beesley CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIRST VOYAGE The history of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short it is possible to conceive. The world had waited expectantly for its launching and again for its sailing; had read accounts of its tremendous size and its unexampled completeness and luxury; had felt it a matter of the greatest satisfaction that such a comfortable, and above all such a safe boat had been designed and built--the unsinkable lifeboat;--and then in a moment to hear that it had gone to the bottom as if it had been the veriest tramp steamer of a few hundred tons; and with it fifteen hundred passengers, some of them known the world over! The improbability of such a thing ever happening was what staggered humanity. If its history had to be written in a single para

Loss of the S. S. Titanic, The

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By: Lawrence Beesley (1877-1967)

The Loss of the SS. Titanic
By Lawrence Beesley
CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIRST VOYAGE The history of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short it is possible to conceive. The world had waited expectantly for its launching and again for its sailing; had read accounts of its tremendous size and its unexampled completeness and luxury; had felt it a matter of the greatest satisfaction that such a comfortable, and above all such a safe boat had been designed and built--the unsinkable lifeboat;--and then in a moment to hear that it had gone to the bottom as if it had been the veriest tramp steamer of a few hundred tons; and with it fifteen hundred passengers, some of them known the world over! The improbability of such a thing ever happening was what staggered humanity. If its history had to be written in a single para

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Reviewer: FNH - 11/30/2008 11:20 Subject: Free Audio Review What have here is the carefully written account of a survivor who approaches his subject with clarity and without the expected amount of passion. He relates stories of his aquaintances onboard before the accident and often remarks on how sad it is that the person just described did not survive. After relating his own escape he details the events that took place on the Carpathia and on reaching land. Then he goes on to relate the state of safety in ship building and what could and should be done to make ships safer for the passengers and even offers some suggestions on general maritime safety at sea. I would reccommend that any "fan" of the Titanic (fan?) take a listen to this book. It is extremely well read. It's free, so you have nothing to lose by my taking a listen! Read more of my reviews of free audio please visit http://freeaudioreview.blogspot.com/
Reviewer: benefitsingers - 1/8/2009 20:24 Subject: Good story strange narration choice The story was very good, but the narrator has a very strong Southern accent which just does not match this type of story. Her narration is good, don't get me wrong, just an odd choice for this story. This same narrator has done other stories that I have enjoyed more and one other book she did I just could not handle listening to it because the accent drove me loco. She would be good for narrating something like Winn Dixie, a decidedly Southern tale.

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Reviewer: FNH - 11/30/2008 11:20
Subject: Free Audio Review
What have here is the carefully written account of a survivor who approaches his subject with clarity and without the expected amount of passion. He relates stories of his aquaintances onboard before the accident and often remarks on how sad it is that the person just described did not survive. After relating his own escape he details the events that took place on the Carpathia and on reaching land. Then he goes on to relate the state of safety in ship building and what could and should be done to make ships safer for the passengers and even offers some suggestions on general maritime safety at sea. I would reccommend that any "fan" of the Titanic (fan?) take a listen to this book. It is extremely well read. It's free, so you have nothing to lose by my taking a listen! Read more of my reviews of free audio please visit http://freeaudioreview.blogspot.com/

Reviewer: benefitsingers - 1/8/2009 20:24
Subject: Good story strange narration choice
The story was very good, but the narrator has a very strong Southern accent which just does not match this type of story. Her narration is good, don't get me wrong, just an odd choice for this story. This same narrator has done other stories that I have enjoyed more and one other book she did I just could not handle listening to it because the accent drove me loco. She would be good for narrating something like Winn Dixie, a decidedly Southern tale.

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