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Norman Douglas

About the Author

Norman Douglas (1868–1952) was in many ways a composite European: born in Austria to a Scottish family, he was educated first at English schools and later in Karlsruhe, Germany, and spent most of his adult life in Italy. He had friends in literary circles—Joseph Conrad helped him get published—but died in poverty in 1952, possibly from suicide.

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