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Maria Louise Ramé

Born 1 January 1839(1839-01-01)
Bury St. Edmunds, England
Died 25 January 1908 (aged 69)
Viareggio, Italy
Pen name Ouida
Occupation novelist
Nationality French-English
Writing period 1863–1908
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Ouida (January 1, 1839 [1] – January 25, 1908) was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée). New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story

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Biography

Ramé was born in Bury St. Edmunds, England, to a French father and an English mother. Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England and formerly the County town of West Suffolk. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [2][3]She derived her pen name from her own childish pronunciation of her given name "Louise". Her opinion of her birthplace fluctuated; in one of her books she states

“ That clean, quiet antiquated town, that always puts me in the mind of an old maid dressed for a party; that lowest and dreariest of Boroughs, where the streets are as full of grass as an acre of pasture land. Why, the inhabitants are driven to ringing their own doorbells lest they rust from lack of use. ”

During her career, she wrote more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story She was an animal rights activist and animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. For many years she lived in London, but about 1874 she went to Italy, where she died. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Ouida's work went through several phases during her career. In her early period, her novels were a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels dubbed "muscular fiction" that were emerging in part as a romanticization of imperial expansion. Later her work was more along the lines of historical romance, though she never stopped comment on contemporary society. She also wrote several stories for children. One of her most famous novels, Under Two Flags, described the British in Algeria in the most extravagant of terms, while nonetheless also expressing sympathy for the French--with whom Ouida deeply identified--and, to some extent, the Arabs. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding This book went on to be staged in plays, and subsequently to be turned into at least three movies, transitioning Ouida in the 20th century.

Herself physically of short stature and with a "voice like a carving knife," in her early years she adorned herself in diaphanous gowns, surrounded herself with flowers and commanded salons at the Langham Hotel (at times lying in bed) that included soliders, politicians, literary lights, and artists. Convinced of her own ability to influence foreign policy through a combination of womanly wiles and strategic brilliance, she planted into the ears of her famous visitors suggestions that they at least to her face appeared to take seriously. The heroine of another well-known novel, Idalia (which she claimed to have written at 16), was a rebel/ingenue sympathetic to Italian independence. Later, while living in France and Italy, Ouida continued to hold court and to attract locals and expatriates alike to her gatherings.

Ouida considered herself a serious artist, and felt comparisons to merely popular contemporaries belittled her stature. She was inspired by Byron in particular, and was interested in other artists of all kinds. Sympathetic portraits of tragic painters and singers fill her later novels. Her work often combines romanticism with a critical edge, however. In one novel, Puck, a talking dog, narrates his views on society. Ouida's Views and Opinions includes essays on a variety of social topics written in Ouida's own voice as well.

Caricature of Ouida (Punch, August 20, 1881)
Caricature of Ouida (Punch, August 20, 1881)

Although successful, she did not manage her money well and died in poverty on January 25, 1908, in Viareggio, Italy. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest On her death a public subscription purchased and erected a fountain for horses and dogs in Bury St Edmunds, [4] with an inscription composed by Lord Curzon:

“ Her friends have erected this fountain in the place of her birth. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March Here may God's creatures whom she loved assuage her tender soul as they drink. ”


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Tomb of Ouida in Bagni di Lucca's English cemetery
Tomb of Ouida in Bagni di Lucca's English cemetery
Ouida Memorial
Ouida Memorial

(made into a popular cartoon TV series in 1975 in Japan, films in 1935, 1959 and in 1999 starring Jon Voight). Bagni di Lucca (Baths of Lucca formerly Bagno a Corsena) is a commune of Tuscany, Italy, in the Province of Lucca with A Dog of Flanders is a Novel about a boy Nello and his dog Patrasche written by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the Pseudonym Ouida Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor.

(made into films in 1912, and 1916; in 1922 starring Rudolph Valentino , and 1936 starring Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert). Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early Ronald Colman ( February 9 1891 &ndash May 19 1958) was an English Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning actor Claudette Colbert ( IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/ ( September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French -born American stage

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia, Britannica. Ouida.. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
  2. ^ See [1]for a record of the birth certificate
  3. ^ According to an article published on 29 January 1908 in The New York Times, Ouida was identified as the sister of Civil War officer Col. George Roy Gliddoth and was said to have "left her home in America at a tender age under the care of a woman who adopted her as her daughter. " This article can be accessed at The New York Times. Another article about her supposed Gliddoth birth was reported in Publishers Weekly at the same time. Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade News magazine targeted at Publishers Librarians
  4. ^ St Edmundsbury, Borough Council. Ouida Memorial, Bury St Edmunds.. Retrieved on 2008-01-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign

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