A Night to Remember, Walter Lord
A Night to Remember, Walter Lord
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A Night to Remember
The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic

Author: Walter Lord

Narrator: Martin Jarvis

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2012


Synopsis

Over one hundred years ago, the mightiest “unsinkable” ship began her maiden voyage to cross the Atlantic. An engineering feat eleven 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 twenty 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.

About Walter Lord

Walter Lord (1917–2002), American author of numerous nonfiction books, was a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, served in the OSS during World War II, and became an editor and advertising copywriter. He is the author of Day of Infamy, a #1 New York Times bestseller. He also wrote A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the Titanic, and served as consultant in the making of the movie Titanic.

About Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis has starred in many West End productions and on Broadway in By Jeeves. His screen appearances include Titanic, Murder She Wrote, Miss Marple, Numb3rs, Inspector Morse, and Stargate Atlantis. He is an award-winning audiobook performer and has received an OBE from the Queen for his services to drama.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Persephone's Pomegranate on April 18, 2025

EDIT: Have you ever heard the saying, "Don't meet your heroes"? Well, I have a variation: "Don't re-read your books." I rarely rewrite my reviews, but this time I felt it was necessary. The only reason I'm not lowering my rating is because of the teenage newlyweds, Daniel and Mary, who, despite th......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 21, 2024

This is quite a detailed account of the sinking of the Titanic… The author stuck to the set time frame, focused on all the classes of people and their experience, the people who were in the lifeboats.. and what happened while waiting for the Carpathia. information taken from survivor’s accounts and no......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on May 27, 2021

It is difficult to exist without knowing at least something about the Titanic. From just general fascination about a famous historical tragedy to pop culture interest around the late 90s film, you will be hard pressed to find someone who does not least have enough knowledge about the Titanic disaste......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 16, 2022

Great little quickie history book. Smooth sailing, unlike ... 🚢🚫👀🧊🗻🌊🆘......more


Quotes

“Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the Titanic, was the best book about a disaster I had ever read.”

David McCullough

“Stunning…one of the most exciting books of this or any year.”

New York Times

“Seamless and skillful…it’s clear why this is many a researcher’s Titanic bible.”

Entertainment Weekly

“A magnificent job of re-creative chronicling, enthralling from the first word to the last.”

Atlantic Monthly

“This classic study of the unsinkable Titanic still packs an emotional wallop. Of course, we know what’s going to happen, but the pleasure here is in the telling and the anticipation created by the author’s minute-by-minute account of the doomed ship. What could make this story even better? How about a terrific narrator who has a classically trained English voice that not only lends élan to the book but also heightens the tension and adds expert pacing? Check off all of those boxes, as Martin Jarvis fits the bill with talent to spare. Jarvis alternates his reading to match the text, ranging from a learned professor informing us of a historical event to a breathlessly excited observer drawing us into the story. It’s a must-read. “

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Awards

  • #1 New York Times Bestseller
  • USA Today bestseller