shipwreck victims

Presents the text of the darkly humorous play about Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who is exiled to a magical island with his daughter, Miranda.

Chronicles the fateful voyage of the "Titanic," with biographies of six of the ship's doomed passengers and descriptions of the final moments before the ship sank.

In the final days of World War II, German civilians were in a panic and Allied forces were closing in from all directions. Berlin planned an evacuation of upwards of 10,000 women, children, and the elderly using the old Wilhelm Gustloff. Setting off into the icy waters of the Baltic Sea, the ship was soon located and fired upon by Soviet Navy submarines. The ship sank quickly and took an estimated 9,400 victims to their deaths. The sinking became one of the least-known human disasters of World War II.

Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.

Explores real-life stories and little known facts about the luxury steamship Titanic which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912.

Provides historical background on key aspects of the naval disaster; readings about important controversies about the ship, the disaster, and its legacy; and personal narratives from individuals who lived through the event or were directly affected by it, as well as from contemporary figures who continue to influence our collective understanding of Titanic.

An abridged version of Shakespeare's play about the magical storm, shipwreck, and the deposed duke living in exile with his daughter, Miranda, and includes stage directions and character suggestions.

Presents Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" in which two sets of twins, separated at birth, eventually meet their doubles in Ephesus, creating a series of incidents, quarrels, arrests, and courtroom drama; abridged to be performed in thirty minutes while maintaining the original language, with stage directions and character suggestions.

Accused of cowardice and of dictating the Titanic's excessive speed, Ismay was the first victim of a press hate campaign. He never recovered from the damage to his reputation and never spoke of his beloved ship, the Titanic, again. Wilson explores Ismay's desperate need to tell his story, and to find a way of living with the consciousness of lost honor.