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The Mirror of the Sea offers, in Conrad's own words, "a very intimate revelation...of my relation with the sea." This imaginative piece of non-fiction passionately explores ships and their captains, storms, oceans, and all other aspects of a sea-going life that Conrad experienced... Read Full Overview

The Mirror of the Sea, published in 1906, is an autobiography written by Joseph Conrad. The book provides an excellent in-depth look at Conrad's experiences as a mate on a steamer.A Personal Record, published in 1912, is Conrad's second autobiography. The book provides great... Read Full Overview

The Mirror of the Sea is, in Conrad's own words, 'a very intimate revelation...of my relation with the sea', in which he explores a 'full confession of emotions' evoked by the particular ships and their captains, winds, storms, oceans, continents and islands, cities, nautical... Read Full Overview