Norman Douglas

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Norman Douglas


Born
in Thüringen, Austria-Hungary
December 08, 1868

Died
February 07, 1952

Genre


George Norman Douglas 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.

Average rating: 3.65 · 668 ratings · 144 reviews · 101 distinct worksSimilar authors
South Wind

3.62 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 1917 — 83 editions
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Old Calabria

3.73 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1914 — 136 editions
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Siren Land

3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1911 — 30 editions
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Fountains in the Sand

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3.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1912 — 84 editions
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Some Limericks

3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1942 — 30 editions
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Venus in the Kitchen: or Lo...

4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1971 — 17 editions
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Looking Back: An Autobiogra...

3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1933 — 21 editions
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Alone

2.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1921 — 71 editions
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Together

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1923 — 17 editions
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In the Beginning

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971 — 36 editions
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“If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.”
Norman Douglas

“Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.”
Norman Douglas

“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.”
Norman Douglas

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