Ouida was the pen name of the English novelist Louise de la Ramee, and comes from her mispronunciation of her first name as a young child. She wrote over forty novels, children's books, and collections of short stories and essays. She was also an animal rights activist and an animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. Her most famous work is probably "Under Two Flags," dealing with the British and French in Algeria, which became a play and three movies. "A Dog of Flanders" was also filmed. Though successful, she was poor at managing her money, and died in poverty in Viareggio, Italy. "Bimbi" is a collection of children's stories from Italy and the Tyrol, including "The Nurnberg Stove," "The Ambitious Rose Tree," "Lampblack," "The Child of Urbino," and "Findelkind." In "The Child of Urbino," the child is Raphael, who assists an older companion in a competition to create a beautiful piece of pottery. "The Nurnberg Stove" tells the tale of a child who hides in the valued stove of the title when his father sells it, staying in it till he winds up in the palace of a king. The stories are infused with romanticism and old world pathos.
Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially in very less time can go for it. About The Book There are few women writers who have created more stir by their works than Louise de la Ramee, the lady who wrote under the pen name of Ouida. Born of English and French parentage at Bury St. Edmund, England, in 1840, she began to turn to account her undoubted literary talents at the age of twenty, when she contributed to the "New Monthly" and "Bentley's Magazine." In the same year appeared her first long story, "Granville de Vigne," which was afterwards renamed and republished as "Held in Bondage." From that time an amazing output of romances fell in rapid succession from her pen, the most picturesque of them, perhaps, being "Under Two Flags" (1867) and "Moths." With respect to the former, although on occasions it exhibits a tendency towards inaccurate observation, the story is told with rare dramatic force and descriptive power. From 1874, Mlle. Ramee made her home in Italy, where, at Lucca, in spite of her reputation as a novelist, she died in straightened circumstances Jan. 25, 1908. For more eBooks visit www.kartindo.com
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