Frances Wilson.
FRANCES WILSON: BRUCE ISMAY BIOGRAPHY
HOW TO SURVIVE THE TITANIC OR THE SINKING OF J.BRUCE ISMAY (2012)
Bruce Ismay was the wealthy managing director of White Star Line - the owners of the Titanic transatlantic liner. He was aboard for its fatal 1912 maiden voyage, which resulted in over 1,000 deaths when it struck an iceberg and sank. He controversially survived by joining one of the last lifeboats which were taking women and children to safety. He was vilified by the press as a coward, and his reputation never recovered.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Frances Wilson (born 1964) read English at Oxford University, and took her DPhil on Henry James and Freud at Sussex University. She taught English Literature at Reading University for ten years before in 2005 becoming a full time writer. The author of several biographies, she writes reviews for several publications including the Times Literary Supplement.
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