The Curious Case of the Four Richard Parkers

Buckle up for a tale of cannibalism at sea, both fictional and all-too real, and the extraordinary coincidences that tie it all together.

Newspaper from 1884 showing sketches of the dinghy by Mr. Edwin Stephens, the mate. Originally published in The Illustrated London News.

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” Mark Twain once said. Rarely does it rhyme with such perfect harmony as in the story of Richard Parker, a name that echoes across centuries of history and literature…