When you buy a used copy YOU SAVE
1.54Kg of CO2
192 litre(s) of Water
0.0115 Tree(s)
1 book donated to global literacy projects
Old Calabria
Old Calabria
paperback
Published:
21 June, 2001
paperback
Published:
21 June, 2001
Standard worldwide delivery by
Tue, July 14 - Fri, July 17
Order within
0
Condition:
USED
$7.06
RRP
$17.20
You save $10.14 (59%)
Available
1
in stock
FREE Returns within 30 days
Popular Books by Norman Douglas
View All Books by Norman Douglas
Description
Then, as now, Calabria was relatively ignored by traditional tourists. But Norman Douglas, the unrepentant pagan, was no traditional tourist. With his inexhaustible fund of erudition, wit and elegant literary style he conducts the reader from the promontory of Gargano to the tip of Aspromonte; through the influences of its many invaders - Greek colonists, Norman feudal lords, Spaniards and Angevins until its absorption into the corrupt Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Delicate, allusive, urbane and civilized, it is recognized as a classic for its vivid evocation of the life, language, history and customs of Europe's most colourful extremity. Its literary quality puts it in a class of its own.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781842124604 |
| ISBN10 | 1842124609 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 258 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 30 x 210 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | W&N |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | New |
See More +
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Norman Douglas was born in 1868 and was educated in England, Germany and France. He entered the diplomatic service in 1894 but was granted extended leave in 1896 to avoid a scandal. He settled in Italy and began to write seriously. Siren Land was published in 1911, Fountains in the Sand in 1912 and Old Calabria in 1915. Publication of South Wind in 1917 established his reputation but after this success he became and exile, living in Italy and travelling in India and Africa. He returned to England in 1942 but spent the last five years of his life in Capri, dying in 1952.