• The best and most detailed survivor account of the sinking of the Titanic but don't take our word for it:• 'The clearest account given by any survivor of the disaster' THE DAILY MAIL.• 'As authoritative and comprehensive an account of the greatest marine disaster of modern times as will ever be written' NEW YORK TIMES.• 'Remarkable for its vividness and completeness' DAILY EXPRESS.• 'The chief recorder of the Titanic wreck... a memorable book' THE OBSERVER.• 'Thrilling' THE SPECTATOR.• 'The story grips us, and we almost live through those dreadful hours that followed the ship's collision with the iceberg' BIRMINGHAM POST.• Originally published in 1912, and long out of print in the UK, this new edition has been reset and newly illustrated with over 100 contemporary photos and illustrations.• New introduction by Lawrence Beesley's grandson, New York Times journalist Nicholas Wade.• Includes artifacts and photographs of in possession of the Beesley family never before published. The thrilling first-hand account of the sinking of the Titanic by Englishman, Lawrence Beesley - the longest and most detailed account of the sinking who survived the sinking of the Titanic in lifeboat 13.