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5.0 out of 5 stars
Irish editor boasts about her author's book!, April 5, 1999
By A Customer
I am the original editor who commissioned Titanic in its first, Irish, edition. I thought it would be interesting to share its origins with you. As a children's book editor I had always wanted to publish a book on the Titanic as it was a story which fascinated me as a child. When the author, Arthur McKeown, ran some ideas past me for his next project, Titanic was amongst them and I lept at it! Arthur wrote a very good text, telling the story of Titanic, which was built in Belfast, in simple language. The well-known Irish artist, Peter Hogan, was chosen because he is an avid sailor, one of the first Irishmen to sail around the world, single-handedly, in a Tahiti Ketch he built himself. He was, in fact, about to set sail on another world voyage when he completed the last illustrations for Titanic which are based on original photographs and drawings of the great ship. Peter Hogan subsequently ship-wrecked in the Mediterranean. He was saved but his beloved boat, the Molly B, was lost. His much publicised shipwreck was surely one of the most dramatic PR stunts ever to sell a book! Titanic sold very well in Ireland and in the Uk. It was on the bestseller list for months both before and after the film opened. As an editor, I was proud to have worked on this book and wish it continued success in the US. I am currently developing other "disaster" titles for a series for this age-range.
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