Morgan Robertson

Morgan Andrew Robertson ( September 30, 1861 *, † March 24, 1915 in Atlantic City ) was an American author. He wrote both short stories and novels.

Life

Robertson was born the son of the ship's captain Andrew Robertson and his wife Ruth Amelia Glassford. He started at the age of five years at sea and moved up from cabin boy to the boatswain high. In 1877 he turned to the merchant shipping to the back and learned the jewelry making at Cooper Union College in New York City. He practiced his craft of ten years.

Career

His first novel published Robertson 1894. He is best known for his novel Futility (Ger. titanium. A love story on the high seas ), which appeared in 1898. In the novel, the fate of the ship Titan is described, which is similar to that of the Titanic on many points. Besides the name similarity, the ships are similar in size and number of passengers, both sink in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg, leading to little lifeboats with it. Robertson, however, published his novel 14 years before the sinking of the Titanic. Although the stories differ on many points, Robertson gave the novel a reputation as a clairvoyant. To this day, the view is represented in esoteric circles, he had a vision.

Death

Morgan Robertson was found dead on March 24, 1915 in his room at the Hotel Alamac Hotel in Atlantic City. He died at the age of 53 years, probably due to an overdose of toxic mercury (I) iodide, which were then often added medications. He was Buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Works

Novels

  • A Tale of a Halo (1894 )
  • Futility (1898 )
  • Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan (1898 )
  • Masters of Men: A Romance of the New Navy (1901 )
  • Shipmates (1901 )
  • Sinful Peck ( 1903)
  • The Grain Ship ( 1914)
  • Over the Border (1914 )
  • Beyond the Spectrum (1914 )

Short story collections

  • The Three Laws and the Golden Rule (1898 )
  • Spun Yarn (1898 )
  • Where Angels Fear to Tread: And Other Tales of the Sea ( 1899)
  • Down to the Sea ( 1905)
  • Land Ho! (1905)

Short stories

  • The Battle of the Monsters (1899 )
  • The Dollar (1905 )

Autobiography

  • Morgan Robertson: The Man (1915 )
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