How to Survive the Titanic: Or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay

Written by Frances Wilson

Narrated by Robin Sachs

A century after the disaster, a gripping new account of the sinking of the Titanic.--On the terrifying, chaotic night of April 14, 1912, while the Titanic was sinking, J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner, made a decision that would save his life, and end it. Ismay boarded a lifeboat meant for women and children, and within days became the Most Talked-of Man in the World. Branded a coward, he became a flesh-and-blood embodiment of Joseph Conrad's legendary eponymous character, Lord Jim.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Oct 11, 2011
• ISBN: 9781666593754

Frances Wilson

Frances Wilson is a critic, journalist and the author of three works of non-fiction, Literary Seductions, The Courtesan's Revenge and The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth, which won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize in 2009. She lives in London with her daughter.

Reviews for How to Survive the Titanic

[Becki · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well researched book that gives a frank look at the owner of Titanic. The book does go off on several tangent that leaves the reader wondering where this is all going. It eventually loops around