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The Mirror of the Sea
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Joseph Conrad's collection of autobiographical essays reflects on his years at sea, ships, seamanship, and the craft of sailing. It suits readers interested in maritime life, Conrad's work, and personal accounts of the sailing era.
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties – he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
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