Norman Douglas, one of the 20th century's great travellers in
Italy, was for most of his life inextricably, passionately,
connected to the Bay of Naples. This breathtaking sweep of sea and
coastline - dominated by Vesuvius and with Pozzuoli and Sorrento
standing sentinel - was Douglas' first experience of Italy. It was
here, on the island of Capri, that he died, some 55 years after
first buying a villa in Naples. Siren Land, Douglas' first travel
book, is a homage to a part of the world that captivated him more
than any other. Weaving the myths of the Sirens into the landscape
and history of the region, Douglas writes with knowledge and an
irrepressible exuberance of the past and the present, of legends
and archaeology, folklore and daily life, patron saints, local
ghosts, wine and the wind. As the summer draws to a close, Douglas'
prose becomes suffused with a melancholy tinged with excitement at
what still remains to be discovered: 'relics of Roman rule, of old
Hellas, or medieval romance... These are the delights of Siren
Land'. 'What makes Siren Land exceptional is the quality of the
telling. Weaving scholarship, impressions, fact and fantasy into an
intricate fabric as enchantingly entertaining and full of human
interest as the best of fairy tales or ancient myths. One of the
most memorable books of its genre' - Mark Holloway, in his
introduction to Siren Land.
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