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A Night to Remember
- The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
One hundred years ago, the mightiest "unsinkable" ship began her maiden voyage to cross the Atlantic. An engineering feat 11 stories high, the Titanic contained a list of passengers collectively worth $250 million when she left port on April 10, 1912, but she would never reach her destination. The Titanic collided with an iceberg on the night of April 14, and 1,500 people died in the freezing waters as the ship met her watery grave. Spectacular in many ways, it's a story that has spurred legends and still sends shivers down the spine a century later. This minute-by-minute account of the sinking is based on over 20 years of research and offers amazing detail of that fateful night.
Read by Martin Jarvis, it's a riveting account of one of the world's biggest maritime disasters and the behavior of the passengers and crew. Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival. Wives beseeched husbands to join them in lifeboats; gentlemen went taut-lipped to their deaths in full evening dress; and hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped below decks, sought help in vain. From the initial distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for hours in freezing waters, this audiobook brings that moonlit night in 1912 to life for a new generation of listeners.
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- Andrew Chadwick
- 28-06-20
Fantastic!
Listened to this because I'm a massive fan of the 1958 movie that this book is based on' Boy was I not disappointed this book has everything that the 1997 James Cameron movie didn't have which was non stop action from when the story starts right untill the end' Anothen big plus for this book is all the true facts that I learned and that I didn't even know myself'' And all this without anybody having to add a cheesy love story which wasn't needed (Sorry mr Camaron) Plus the reader of this book does a fantastic job, Will deffo be keeping this book in my library and will defo be enjoying it for many many years to come 10 out of 10 !!!
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- Shane canning
- 17-11-21
fantastic
loved it love this app love all the free books to listen too glad im a sibscriber credit every month can buy any book and off course all the free books here love it
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- Katie
- 06-01-17
just incredible
taking an unbiased and generally non sensationalised account of times and people and delicately out into time line... the stories speak for themselves
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- S. Morris
- 20-09-20
A Concise & Well Written Account
I have recently been on a bit of a Titanic reading spree and had read two books prior to deciding to get this one. Perhaps the main reason I didn't opt for this one first was that I believe it was the oldest of the books I had read so far and I thought that alone was a reason to not select it first. Despite being written by the highly knowledgable and a Titanic historian, Walter Lord, I incorrectly thought this might be a less detailed or accurate account of the Titanic story. While it's true that we are adding to our knowledge of the wreck all the time over a series of expeditions in the years since this book was written, it doesn't affect the primary source material covered so concisely in this book.
I found this book to be the best I've read, so far, in terms of a timeline of events as witnessed by various people onboard. It clearly states where each person was at specific points during the sinking of the famous liner and I found this to offer a clear and much more concise treatment of the personal accounts. For example, in none of the prior two books I've read did I understand how the life boats were numbered. This simple bit of information made understanding the whereabouts and on which side of the ship various events to place. It baffles me as to how other books I've read have failed to explain this simple thing.
Interestingly, this comprehensive telling of the story of the disaster did miss some people. Mention was actually made of Alfred White, a man in the dynamo room at the time of the sinking and yet fails to tell us his story which was a harrowing one. It's possible Lord did not have access to other survivor accounts at the time he wrote this book.
In the book 'Farewell, Titanic' it is mentioned just how little time between the report of 'Ice berg! Right Ahead!' and the impact was but didn't quantify this. Lord does in this older book and gives the period of time as a scant 37 seconds.
Narration is provided by Martin Jarvis, a very familiar name to British listeners, who does an excellent job here and is able to render multiple accents when reading personal accounts which lends an air of greater realism to the survivor accounts. Jarvis doesn't overdo this, it comes across well.
I would recommend anyone delving into the Titanic story for the first time too read this one first. It really does offer a very comprehensive account of the sinking and places the listener in the thick of the disaster. it is written in a neat, flowing narrative that is easy to understand and digest and so is a great starting point for any Titanic novices.
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- Tierney Roberts
- 10-06-20
A classic
Fantastic book, gripping throughout and beautifully narrated. A must read for anyone interested in the Titanic.
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- Sarah Lucy Oakey
- 20-08-21
sensational
phenomenal non fiction book. attention to detail is astounding. The narration is exceptional. Cant praise this enough
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- Anonymous User
- 26-03-21
A Night should not be forgotten
Excellent
Narrator enthusiastic and word perfect.
A gripping account of fact not fiction.
Beautifully written
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- Mr Ian Hawkins
- 21-03-24
Compelling account of the disaster
Absolutely faultless. The writing is spare and nothing is wasted. MJ reads it with a restrained tone that manages to be “just the facts” yet also captures the mood. We are taken to the past and a society both familiar and also very different from our own…
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- Danielle
- 19-03-24
Interesting
Very informative. Not at all like the 1997 film "Titanic", which although had a lot of similarities, it was obviously embellished for film entertainment purposes.
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- Reading Addict
- 04-03-24
Fantastic insight
Loved how the author pulled together the recollections of real people into an hour by hour narrative how this awful event played out. Beautifully read too.
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