 One of the earliest was the German author Robert Prechtl's "Titanic", first published in Germany in 1937 and subsequently in Britain in 1938 and in the US in 1940 (translated into English).The main protagonist and hero of the novel is John Jacob Astor; the book focuses on the theme of redemption, though it takes a markedly anti-British stance.It is considered the first serious "Titanic" novel.