Douglas Norman: 19 books

Set in a secluded and isolated island this is a marvelous piece of fiction. The inhabitants of the land some natives and some expatriates live in their imaginary havens. Their happiness depends upon the lingering fantasies. The landscape is beautifully sketched before the readers.

“The proposition tempted me; it is not every day that one is invited in such gentlemanly fashion to wallow on all fours with young Arabs.” “The traveller Temple was struck, at Nefta, with the beauty of its ‘desart nymphs, whose eyes are all fire and brilliancy,’ and he might have said the...

Als bisschop Heard van Bampopo in Afrika op weg terug naar Engeland het mediterrane eiland Nepenthe aandoet om zijn nicht te bezoeken, vermoedt hij niet dat de kleine twee weken die hij er doorbrengt zijn kijk op het leven volledig zullen veranderen. Naast de lokale bevolking wonen er op het eiland...

Norman Douglas’s novels are characterized by his sardonic wit and trenchant satire and, like his travel books, are distinguished by his evocative descriptions of the local. In They Went, published in 1921 and set in a mythic city in Brittany during the late Roman era, Douglas presents an allegory of goodness pitted against beauty.

Many Christians want to witness for their faith, but they are afraid they will not be able to answer questions that others may ask of them. First Peter 3:15 reminds believers to always be prepared to "make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you." Norman Geisler and...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. South Wind depicts a group of eccentric and even scandalous characters wiling away their time in a sunny Mediterranean resort. The novel takes place on Nepenthe, Douglas's thinly veiled version of Capri, an island retreat...

Collection of limericks by author Douglas, famed for his “South Wind” in an earlier era.

It was the Emperor Tiberius who startled his grammarians with the question, what songs the Sirens sang? I suspect he knew more about the matter than they did, for he was a Siren-worshipper all his life, though fate did not allow him to indulge his genius till those last...

What ages ago it seems, that Great War!

This book demonstrates that under the leadership of President Ronald Reagan and through the mechanism of his National Security Council staff, the United States developed and executed a comprehensive grand strategy, involving the coordinated use of the diplomatic, informational, military, and economic...

This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices....