Contents

Foreword

Cast of characters

Prologue: Tobolsk, Siberia, 1925

The Diary of Atlas: 1928–29

1: Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France

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Merry: In transit: Dublin to Nice: June 2008

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7: The Titan

8: Merry

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10: Merry

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The Diary of Atlas: 1929

12: Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France

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The Titan: June 2008

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The Diary of Atlas: 1936–40

20: Leipzig, Germany

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25: Bergen Harbour, Norway, New Year’s Eve 1938

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27: Inverness, Scotland, April 1940

The Titan: June 2008

28: Merry

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The Diary of Atlas: 1944–51

31: High Weald, Kent, England

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36: England, 1949

37: Atlantic Ocean, 1949

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39: Alicia Hall, Adelaide, Australia

40: Coober Pedy, 1951

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The Titan: June 2008

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The Diary of Atlas: 1951–93

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44: 1965

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46: May 1974

47: August 1977

48: May 1980

49: August 1980

50: 1981

51: 1982

52: 1993

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The Titan: June 2008

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Pa’s Final Pages: The Titan: June 2007

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56: Tyumen, Siberia, 1918

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58: Tobolsk, 1926

59: The Olympus, June 2007

60: Tilbury Port, Essex, England, 1949

61: The Titan, June 2007

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The Titan: June 2008

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Epilogue: Atlantis: One year later

Acknowledgements