A Night to Remember​

Walter Lord

Introduced by Dominic Sandbrook

First Printing

Relive the gripping story of the Titanic’s final hours with A Night to Remember by Walter Lord, now in a beautifully crafted Folio Society edition. Featuring an introduction by historian Dominic Sandbrook, this is the definitive book of that fateful night, capturing the drama and tragedy of the passengers onboard.

£80.00
£80.00
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Editor’s Note
  1. Mandy Kirkby, Editor

At 11.40 p.m. on the night of 14 April 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone thinks they know what happened next. But you don’t – you really don’t – until you read A Night to Remember. This definitive account and the source for countless novels, plays and films, including James Cameron's Titanic, is based on the testimony of survivors, as interviewed by Walter Lord. In his minute-by-minute piecing together of events, Lord manages to convey both the detail and the sweep, the small sorrows and the all-embracing horror.

Our edition features 100 images of ephemera, photographs, portraits of the passengers and crew and modern photographs of the wreck. And we've sourced an original deck plan, large-scale and folded in a back pocket, blocked with the White Star Line flag. Its details are fascinating, showing everything from the lifeboat positions to the valets' quarters. The introduction by historian and presenter of The Rest is History podcast, Dominic Sandbrook, delves into the rivalry between Britain and the US that helped set the stage for one of history's most infamous maritime disasters.

Bound in printed and blocked cloth with a design by Jamie Keenan ​

Set in Century with Franklin Gothic as display ​

264 pages ​

60 integrated black and white illustrations, 32 pages of separate colour and black & white illustrations ​

Fold-out plan of the Titanic in a separate blocked pocket ​

Printed slipcase ​

Sized at 9½˝ x 6¾˝

‘The book's power is not as a forensic record of what happened and when. Instead, it's a mosaic of memories and impressions, carefully constructed by a supremely laconic narrator. It's less a history book than a masterpiece of long-form journalism, carefully piling up human details, mercilessly playing with our emotions, revelling in the black ironies of its characters' fates.’
  1. Dominic Sandbrook, from his introduction

When the "unsinkable" Titanic met its tragic fate, it plunged into the icy Atlantic and took over 1,500 souls with her.  A Night to Remember vividly captures the horror and humanity of that fateful voyage, weaving together the stories of passengers and crew from all walks of life. Through Walter Lord’s masterful storytelling, the divide between rich and poor is laid bare, as bravery, despair, and the stark reality of survival unfold in the ship’s final hours. This unforgettable account brings to life the Titanic's ill-fated journey in a way that lingers long after the last page.​

About Walter Lord

Walter Lord (1917–2002) was born in Baltimore, educated at Princeton, and worked for the OSS – forerunner of the CIA – during the Second World War before resuming studies at Yale and qualifying as a lawyer. Best-known as a historian, his best-selling books, including Day of Infamy (1957) and The Miracle of Dunkirk (1982), have been praised for their meticulous research and vivid writing style.

He was widely considered the leading expert on the Titanic story, with a deep knowledge based on extensive interviews with survivors. A Night to Remember (1955, Folio 2024) was adapted for TV and film in the 1950s, and Lord was later a consultant on the James Cameron film Titanic and a regular speaker at meetings of the Titanic Historical Society.

About Dominic Sandbrook

Dominic Sandbrook is a historian, broadcaster, and columnist. He is known for his best-selling series of books on life in post-war Britain – Never Had It So Good (2005), White Heat (2006), State of Emergency (2010), and Seasons in the Sun (2012), The Great British Dream Factory (2015), and Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982 (2019). He has also written two books on recent American history, Eugene McCarthy (2004) and Mad as Hell (2011), and a six-book series called Adventures in Time (2021–) for younger readers. He is co-presenter with Tom Holland of the hugely popular The Rest is History podcast.

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