Old Calabria

Norman Douglas (1868-1952) was born in Austria and educated in England, Germany and France. Much of his life was spent in exile, in Italy and the south of France. His first work, Siren Land, was published in 1911, followed by Fountains in the Sand (1912) and Old Calabria (1915). Publication of his most famous novel, South Wind, in 1917 established his reputation as one of the foremost writers of his generation. Douglas returned briefly to England in 1942 but spent the last five years of his life on Capri, where he died after a long illness. Though his life was surrounded by controversy, Douglas's prose reflected an elegance and beauty acclaimed by critics. His novels and travel books are now widely regarded as classics.

I Saracen LuceraII Manfred's Town III The Angel of Manfredonia IV Cave-WorshipV Land of HoraceVI At VenosaVII The Bandusian FountVIII Tillers of the SoilIX Moving SouthwardsX The Flying Monk XI By the Inland SeaXII Molle TarentumXIII Into the JungleXIV DragonsXV ByzantinismXVI Reposing at CastrovillariXVII Old MoranoXVIII African IntrudersXIX Uplands of PollinoXX A Mountain FestivalXXI Milton in CalabriaXXII The 'Greek' SilaXXIII Albanians and their CollegeXXIV An Albanian SeerXXV Scrambling to LongobuccoXXVI Among the BruttiansXXVII Calabrian BrigandageXXVIII The Greater SilaXXIX ChaosXXX The Skirts of MontaltoXXXI Southern SaintlinessXXXII Aspromonte, the Cloud-gathererXXXIII Musolino and the LawXXXIV MalariaXXXV Caulonia to SerraXXXVI Memories of GissingXXXVII CotroneXXXVIII The Sage of CrotonXXXIX Midday at PeteliaXL The ColumnIndex