1. Joseph Conrad’s handwritten story

In 1912, collector John Quinn bought from the talented Joseph Conrad, writer of “Heart of Darkness,” a manuscript of a story called “Karain: A Memory.”.

Unfortunately, his handwritten story ended up being one of the things that died along with the Titanic, and since Conrad forgot to ensure it, he lost £40.

The writer wasn’t happy with his mistake, and as writer Frances Wilson says in her book “How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, Conrad,” he was desperate for the money he lost.

After this tragedy being so annoyed by the devastating accident, he started writing essays about the giant ship’s sinking, in which he criticized everyone involved, including Ismay, the ship’s builders, the press, and the expert witnesses testifying at the inquiry.