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"Full of zest and high spirits." -- The Christian Science Monitor This witty, elegant novel of ideas unfolds on the imaginary Mediterranean island of Nepenthe, where Thomas Heard, Bishop of Bampopo in the equatorial regions of Africa, stops off on his way back to England... Read Full Overview

George Norman Douglas was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind. His travel books such as his 1915 Old Calabria were also appreciated for the quality of their writing.

The bishop was feeling rather sea-sick. Confoundedly sea-sick, in fact.

South Wind is a 1917 novel by British author Norman Douglas. It is Douglas' most famous book. It is set on an imaginary island called Nepenthe, located off the coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea, a thinly fictionalized description of Capri's residents and visitors. The novel's... Read Full Overview

Norman Douglas's "South Wind" offers a biting satire of early 20th-century society, set against the idyllic backdrop of an Italian island. This philosophical fiction explores themes of hedonism and the lives of British expats drawn to the Mediterranean's alluring charm. A... Read Full Overview

South Wind by Norman Douglas is a witty, philosophical novel set on the fictional island of Nepenthe. Through the adventures of its eccentric characters, the book explores themes of morality, freedom, and human nature. Douglas's satirical prose and sharp humor offer a lighthearted... Read Full Overview

This annoyed him. For he disapproved of sickness in every shape or form. His own state of body was far from satisfactory at that moment; Africa-he was Bishop of Bampopo in the Equatorial Regions-had played the devil with his lower gastric department and made him almost an invalid;... Read Full Overview

South Wind is a satirical novel written by Norman Douglas and first published in 1917. The story takes place on the fictional island of Nepenthe, located somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is home to a diverse cast of characters, including ex-pats, artists, and local... Read Full Overview

George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 - 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind and remains Douglas's most famous work. Douglas was brought up mainly at Tilquhillie, Deeside, his paternal home. He was educated at Yarlet Hall and Uppingham... Read Full Overview