Southern Italy has long inspired one of the most vigorous literary traditions in Europe. Visitors since antiquity have sought to capture the extraordinary natural beauty and cultural riches of the region, and in this wide-ranging collection such notable foreign visitors as Goethe and Somerset Maugham sit alongside many of Italy's finest writers, including Luigi Pirandello, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and Anna Maria Ortese. These entertaining tales range across the regions of Sicily, Calabria, Campania, Apulia, and Basilicata. Collectively, they provide a portal into a fascinating place in all its drama and beauty.