A History of Passengers at Sea. Published on the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania, Voyages from the Past examines the experiences of passengers on this vessel and many others.A new, accessible approach to over 350 years of maritime history by Simon Wills, an expert in this area. Wills blends social history and personal stories with an informed seafaring background, to reveal a passengers perspective of sea travel through history.Simon Wills has also recently published a novel, Lifeboatmen Pen Sword, 2014, the true story of a Victorian lifeboat coxswain in the newly established lifeboat service, who faced the worst