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Douglas, (George) Norman

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Douglas, (George) Norman (1868-1952)

Austrian-born British novelist and travel writer. His travel books include Siren Land (1911) and Old Calabria (1915), dealing with Italy; his novel South Wind (1917) is set in his adopted island of Capri.

Educated at Uppingham, Leicestershire, and Karlsruhe, Germany, he spoke and wrote English and German with equal fluency. After two years in the diplomatic service he went to Italy and finally settled in Capri. Among his other novels are They Went (1920), Alone (1921), and Together (1923). Looking Back (1933) and Late Harvest (1944) are autobiographical.



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