The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz
The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz One of the most lavishly decorated books the world has seen was despatched from London to New York in April 1912. The jewel-encrusted edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám was taken aboard the RMS Titanic and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, exactly 110 years ago.omar khayyamLINK