The best first-hand account of a passenger's experiences - a first-rate piece of descriptive writing' * THE GUARDIAN *
Remarkable for its vividness and completeness' * DAILY EXPRESS *
The clearest account given by any survivor of the disaster' * THE DAILY MAIL *
Thrilling' * THE SPECTATOR *
As authoritative and comprehensive an account of the greatest marine disaster of modern times as will ever be written' * NEW YORK TIMES *
The chief recorder of the Titanic wreck - a memorable book' * THE OBSERVER *
His narrative is that of a calm and intelligent spectator' * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH *
The effect produced by this quiet testimony of an eyewitness and participant of the drama is intensely moving and convincing - the clearest and most coherent story that has yet been told of the world's great maritime disaster' * THE TIMES *
A very readable and obviously fair account of a world-famed calamity' * LIVERPOOL POST *
Paints a vivid picture of the scenes on the first days of the voyage, of the disaster, and of the rescue by Carpathia - The story grips us, and we almost live through those dreadful hours that followed the ship's collision with the iceberg' * BIRMINGHAM POST *

LAWRENCE BEESLEY (1877 - 1967) was a science teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. He was born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Beesley's book about his experience was published just nine weeks after the disaster was a huge success. During the filming of A Night to Remember, Beesley famously gate crashed the set during the sinking scene, hoping to 'go down with the ship' that time. But he was spotted by the director who vetoed this unscheduled appearance, due to actors' union rules. NICHOLAS WADE is Lawrence Beesley's grandson and has provided the new preface to this edition and the new illustrations from the family archives. He is the science correspondent for the New York Times and remembers his grandfather telling thrilling tales of the fight for survival aboard the Titanic. He lives in New Jersey, USA.