Excerpt from The British in Capri, 1806-1808 These two Italian proverbs may be translated Rather a friend on the square than gold in the bank, and, A real friend is as rare as a white fly. They are particularly applicable to Capri where the Piazza (the square, the market-place), with its Terrace is the hub, or centre, of life. In fact, it may be said that in Roman times, when a Roman Emperor lived there, Capri was the hub of the universe. Appealing to my many friends on the island, I feel sure that more than one will treat this peep at the period when the British were in occupation of Capri with kind consideration! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.