Norman Douglas

Norman Douglas
Douglas in 1935
Douglas in 1935
BornGeorge Norman Douglass
(1868-12-08)8 December 1868
Thüringen, Austria-Hungary
Died7 February 1952(1952-02-07) (aged 83)
Capri, Italy
Resting placeCimitero acattolico ("Non-Roman-Catholic cemetery"), Capri[1]
40°33′05″N 14°14′04″E / 40.5514°N 14.2345°E / 40.5514; 14.2345
Pen nameNormyx
Pilaff Bey
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Notable worksSouth Wind
Old Calabria
Some Limericks
SpouseElizabeth Louisa Theobaldina FitzGibbon (1898–1903)

George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind. His travel books, such as Old Calabria (1915), were also appreciated for the quality of their writing.

  1. ^ Capri Tourism. Capri Tourism. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

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