The Mirror of the Sea (Nature Classics Library)

A personal meditation on the sea and its meanings by one of the twentieth century's most important novelists. At a time when steam and internal combustion were changing maritime travel forever, Conrad reflected on the voyages he had made in the Golden Age of Sail, the people and ships he had known, the extraordinary communities whose lives, language, and very nature were shaped by the swells and silences of the open ocean. This new edition is illustrated with the seascapes and deck scenes of the artist-sailor John Everett.