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[[File:normandouglass.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Gordon Norman Douglas]]
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Writer
  
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Author of novels and travel books set in Italy, North Africa and Austria.  Books include 'South Wind' (1917), 'Siren Land' (1911), 'Fountains in the Sand' (1912), 'Old Calabria' (1915), 'Together (Austria)' (1923), and 'Alone (Italy)' (1921).  Began his life in the diplomatic corp in Russia, where he was placed on leave due to a sexual scandal.  Fled to the island of Capri after being charged with sodomy with a sixteen year old boy, and later the south of France.  Friend of [[D.H. Lawrence]].  Full name is George Norman Douglas.
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
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* http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/normandouglas.htm
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* https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/south-wind-a-strange-literary-best-seller-a-hundred-years-later
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* https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-hedonist-of-the-old-school
  
Fled to the island of Capri after being charged with sodomy. Travel writer, novelist.
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Revision as of 14:03, 29 June 2020

File:Normandouglass.jpg
Gordon Norman Douglas

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1868 - 1952

Occupation

Writer

Description

Author of novels and travel books set in Italy, North Africa and Austria. Books include 'South Wind' (1917), 'Siren Land' (1911), 'Fountains in the Sand' (1912), 'Old Calabria' (1915), 'Together (Austria)' (1923), and 'Alone (Italy)' (1921). Began his life in the diplomatic corp in Russia, where he was placed on leave due to a sexual scandal. Fled to the island of Capri after being charged with sodomy with a sixteen year old boy, and later the south of France. Friend of D.H. Lawrence. Full name is George Norman Douglas.

Further Reading/Research


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