The Mirror of the Sea: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Mirror of the Sea, credited to Joseph Conrad, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad. Read by Peter Kelleher. The Mirror of the Sea is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines 1904-6 (Summary by Wikipedia). Conrad early in his life earned his bread as a Master Mariner in sailing ships. In his Author's Note to this work, Conrad states,"Beyond the line of the sea horizon the world for me did not exist....Within these pages I make a full confession not of my sins but of my emotions. It is the best tribute my piety can offer to the ultimate shapers of my character, convictions, and, in a sense, destiny---to the imperishable sea, to the ships that are no more, and to the simple men who have had their day."

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Mirror of the Sea
• Author credits: Joseph Conrad
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 8:06:20

Catalogue topics

• conrad
• nautical
• ships

Track guide

1. 01 - Author's Note, Chapters 1-3 — 32:28
2. 02 - Chapters 4-6 — 23:34
3. 03 - Chapters 7-9 — 30:17
4. 04 - Chapters 10-12 — 24:06
5. 05 - Chapters 13-15 — 25:40
6. 06 - Chapters 16-19 — 24:15
7. 07 - Chapters 20-21 — 10:58
8. 08 - Chapters 22-24 — 23:09
9. 09 - Chapters 25-29 — 52:07
10. 10 - Chapters 30-32 — 36:10
11. 11 - Chapters 33-34 — 33:27
12. 12 - Chapters 35-36 — 53:07
13. 13 - Chapters 37-39 — 16:58
14. 14 - Chapters 40-42 — 23:34
15. 15 - Chapters 43-45 — 47:07
16. 16 - Chapters 46-49 — 29:41

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