Morgan Robertson
1861 - 1915
General Information
Bio
(1861-1915) Short story writer, novelist. He wrote and published over 200 stories. He wrote “The Wreck of the Titan” in 1898, which had details so identical to the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, that it was seen as prophecy. He is one of America’s most known and accomplished authors on the subject of the sea. He was born on West 5th Street, Oswego, New York.
Full Name
Morgan Robertson
Locations
Oswego
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
Mr. Robertson studied at Cooper Union.
1861
BIRTH
Morgan Andrew Robertson was born on West 5th Street in Oswego, New York, on September 30, 1861.
1896
LITWORK
Land Ho!
New York, London, Harper & Brothers
Collection of stories.
New York, London, Harper & Brothers
Collection of stories.
1898
LITWORK
Futility, or The Wreck Of The Titan
Novella.
Novella.
1898
LITWORK
Spun Yarn: Sea Stories
Harper & Brothers, New York - London
Collection of stories.
Harper & Brothers, New York - London
Collection of stories.
1899
LITWORK
Where Angels Fear to Tread and Other Tales of the Sea
The Century Company
Collection of stories.
The Century Company
Collection of stories.
1901
LITWORK
Shipmates
D. Appleton and Company, New York
Collection of stories.
D. Appleton and Company, New York
Collection of stories.
1903
LITWORK
Sinful Peck
Harper & Brothers, New York - London
Novel.
Harper & Brothers, New York - London
Novel.
1905
LITWORK
The Submarine Destroyer
Everybody's Magazine
Novel.
Everybody's Magazine
Novel.
1905
LITWORK
Down To The Sea
Harper and Brothers
Collection of stories.
Harper and Brothers
Collection of stories.
1914
LITWORK
Over the Border
McClure's Magazine and Metropolitan Magazine
Collection of stories.
McClure's Magazine and Metropolitan Magazine
Collection of stories.
1914
LITWORK
The Grain Ship
McKinley, Stone and Mackenzie, New York
Collection of stories.
McKinley, Stone and Mackenzie, New York
Collection of stories.
1915
DEATH
Morgan Robertson was found dead in his room at the Alamac Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 24, 1915.
1915
INTERMENT
Morgan Robertson was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
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