At a certain stage in his evolution, man himself had been able to lay hold upon a higher order of things, which raised him above the level of the beasts that perish, and enabled him to see, at least in the distance, the shining towers of the City of God.

In a manner of speaking all the scientific discoveries and inventions of the past are being brought to bear in the attempt to save her life. The Last Voyage begins at night in mid-Atlantic where an ocean liner "a great ship like a lighted city" is battling through a raging storm.

Alfred Noyes CBE (16 September 1880 – 25 June 1958) was an English poet best known for his ballads "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".