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It’s been said before but Edward’s Goreys illustrations capture something few others do. His depictions aren’t overly detailed or elaborate, yet they in the hold such a strong feeling of hopelessness. The way the tripods move almost like a jellyfish walking along the ground. And how the landscapes are flat and black with ruin. The martians themselves besides the machines are always in shadow, yet give enough detail to see the horror of them. And how he quite literally takes Well’s first depiction of the black smoke rising like mountains.

To me his illustrations capture the true horror of the book. Not the war itself but the utter dread and despair that progressed as the story continued.

After the disaster the Titanic’s name was painted out. The tin was reproduced after that only with Olympic.

Jack Thayer was just 17 when he survived the sinking of the then largest ship in the word. He later wrote in his book “The loss of the Titanic” about a walk he took on deck a hour before the collision. He described a crisp cold but a sky that blazed with millions of stars. The sea was as calm and black as he’s ever seen, and a light haze hung over it. “It was the kind of night that made one glad to be alive.” Not 3 hours later he would be swimming for his life as the ship he took that walked on plunged to its death.

OC by me!!