The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility
| Futility | |
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First edition, 1898 | |
| Author | Morgan Robertson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publication type | Novella |
| Publisher | M. F. Mansfield |
| Publication date | 1898 |
| Text | Futility at Wikisource |
Futility is a novella written by Morgan Robertson, first published in 1898. It was revised as The Wreck of the Titan in 1912. It features a fictional American ocean liner named Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. The Titan and its sinking are famous for their similarities to the real-life passenger ship RMS Titanic and its sinking 14 years later. Following the sinking of the Titanic the novel was reissued with some changes, particularly to the ship's displacement.