title: Titanic: The Official Story April 14-15, 1912
author: The Public Record Office in London
description: The <i>Titanic</i>, that enormous luxury ship that sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912, has for many decades fascinated people all over the world. Now, as movies and musicals are telling new stories about the vessel, curiosity about the <i>Titanic</i> is piquing again. This unusual collection of documents is not a "book" in the classic sense, but a set of facsimiles of papers related to the disaster that have been lovingly reproduced from the archives of the public record office in London. You will find the deck plans to the ship, a passenger's account of his escape, a certificate written a month before the disaster stating that there were only enough lifeboats to save a third of the passengers, the Titanic's final telegram, and commentary and editorials written shortly after the ship's sinking. All are made to look as much like the originals as possible. <i>Titanic: The Official Story</i> provides a unique view into an important event of the 20th century; as you thumb through the papers in this box, you'll feel a chapter of history coming to life in your hands.
zlib_text: London, England  
  1912
  
  Contents
  
  Cover page
  
  [Title page](Titanic_01.xhtml)
  
  London, England 1912
  
  Thursday, 28th March 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel,
  London, England
  
  Friday, 29th March 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Saturday, 30th March 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Sunday, 31st March 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Monday, 1st April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Later
  
  Tuesday, 2nd April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Wednesday, 3rd April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Thursday, 4th April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Sunday, 7th April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Monday, 8th April 1912 St Abernathy’s Orphanage for Girls, Whitechapel
  
  Tuesday, 9th April 1912 The South Western Hotel, Southampton, England
  
  Wednesday, 10th April 1912 RMS Titanic
  
  Later
  
  Thursday, 11th April 191