A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Ramée, Louise De La

by John William Cousin

Ramée, Louise de la ("Ouida") (1840?-1908).—Novelist, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, dau, of an English f. and a French mother. For many years she lived in London, but about 1874 she went to Italy, where she d. She wrote over 40 novels, which had considerable popularity. Among the best known of them are Under Two Flags, Puck, Two Little Wooden Shoes, In a Winter City, In Maremma. She also wrote a book of stories for children, Bimbi. Occasionally she shows considerable power, but on the whole her writings have an unhealthy tone, want reality, and are not likely to have any permanent place in literature.