ISOLE D' ESTATE ISCHIA E PONZA | 1988 | NORMAN DOUGLAS

Isole d’estate. Ischia e Ponza is a travel-literary work by Norman Douglas, in which the author explores the islands of Ischia and Ponza with a mix of memoir, natural history, and cultural observation. Through descriptions of landscape, flora and fauna, local customs and social life, he captures the character and atmosphere of the islands as they appeared in his time. The book includes photographs (in the 1988 Guida edition) and illustrations to complement the narrative. It reflects Douglas’s interest in Mediterranean life, its rhythms and peculiarities, with a gentle ironic tone and attention to detail. The Italian edition from 1988 includes an introduction by Carlo Night and contributions such as photographic plates and notes.