Alone

""Alone"" is a memoir written by Norman Douglas, a British author and journalist. The book details Douglas' experiences living alone on the island of Capri in Italy during the early 20th century. He describes the beauty of the island, its people, and its culture, as well as his own personal struggles and reflections on life. Douglas also includes anecdotes about his encounters with famous figures such as Oscar Wilde and the composer Richard Strauss. The book is a poignant reflection on the joys and challenges of solitude, and offers insight into the mind of a writer and thinker who sought to live life on his own terms.After an hour's contemplation of the beauties of nature I descended once more through that ilex grove to Serrone. And now it began to grow decidedly warm. The wide depression between this village and Olevano used to be timbered and is still known as la selva or la foresta. Vines now occupy the whole ground. If they had only left a few trees by the wayside! Walking along, I encountered a sportsman who said he was on the look-out for a hare. Always that hare! They might as well lie in wait for the Great Auk. Not long ago, an old visionary informed me that he had killed a hare beside the Ponte Milvio at Rome. Hares at Ponte Milvio!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.