Ouida
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Maria Louise Ramé, going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida, was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and
Photograph by Adolphe Beau, c. 1867–1871
Tomb of Ouida in Bagni di Lucca's English cemetery
Blue plaque erected in 1952 by London County Council at 11 Ravenscourt Square, Hammersmith, London W6
Ouida Memorial, formerly a drinking fountain, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Under Two Flags (novel)
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Under Two Flags is an 1867 best-selling novel by Ouida. One of the most famous of her books, it tells the story of an English aristocrat, apparently in disgrace, who disappears and joins a French batt
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…short stories, children's books and essays. Moderately successful, she lived a life of luxury, entertaining many of the literary figures of the day. Under Two Flags (1867), one of her most famous novels, described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists – with whom Ouida deeply…
First edition title page
Blanche Bates as Cigarette in David Belasco's Broadway production of Under Two Flags (1901)