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Ouida

1839 - 1908

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Maria Louise Ramé (1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908), going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida ( WEE-də), was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ouida has received more than 292,123 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ouida is the 2,563rd most popular writer (up from 2,806th in 2019), the 1,892nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,115th in 2019) and the 208th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Under two flags
British, Fiction, France
1871
Moths
Fiction, family life, Mothers and daughters, fiction, Upper class
1880
In a winter city
1876
The waters of Edera
1900
A Dog of Flanders
Fiction, general, Belgium, fiction, Dogs
Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908) wrote many popular novels of adventure and romance in the 1870s and 80s under the pen name of Ouida. She also produced a number of captivating stories for youngsters. One of the best, A Dog of Flanders,. First published in 1872, A Dog of Flanders tells the moving story of Nello, a gentle boy with aspirations of becoming a painter, and Patrasche — his devoted Belgian work dog. The two, along with Nello's grandfather, live in a little village near Antwerp where Nello's idol, the artist Rubens, once worked. Nello and Patrasche suffer countless hardships — poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection. But they persevere in the face of adversity, up to their tragic, bittersweet end. Rich in the sentiment of its Romantic tradition, yet convincing in its portrayal of both human and animal nature, this touching classic has tugged at the heartstrings of readers and listeners alike for generations. It remains one of the nineteenth century's most imaginative and arresting works of fiction for children.
1800
Puck
1800
The waters of Edera
1900
A Dog of Flanders
Fiction, general, Belgium, fiction, Dogs
Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908) wrote many popular novels of adventure and romance in the 1870s and 80s under the pen name of Ouida. She also produced a number of captivating stories for youngsters. One of the best, A Dog of Flanders,. First published in 1872, A Dog of Flanders tells the moving story of Nello, a gentle boy with aspirations of becoming a painter, and Patrasche — his devoted Belgian work dog. The two, along with Nello's grandfather, live in a little village near Antwerp where Nello's idol, the artist Rubens, once worked. Nello and Patrasche suffer countless hardships — poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection. But they persevere in the face of adversity, up to their tragic, bittersweet end. Rich in the sentiment of its Romantic tradition, yet convincing in its portrayal of both human and animal nature, this touching classic has tugged at the heartstrings of readers and listeners alike for generations. It remains one of the nineteenth century's most imaginative and arresting works of fiction for children.
1800
In a winter city
1876
Moths
Fiction, family life, Mothers and daughters, fiction, Upper class
1880
Under two flags
British, Fiction, France
1871
Guilderoy
1889

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ouida ranks 2,563 out of 7,302. Before her are John Barth, David Lodge, Ada Negri, Karel Jaromír Erben, Edvard Kocbek, and Nikoloz Baratashvili. After her are Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari, Janus Pannonius, John Aubrey, L. Sprague de Camp, George Mosse, and Hilaire Belloc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1839, Ouida ranks 37. Before her are Takasugi Shinsaku, Nagakura Shinpachi, Béni Kállay, Imre Steindl, Hans Thoma, and Joseph Oller. After her are Pavlo Chubynsky, George Mary Searle, John Butler Yeats, Abdyl Frashëri, Luigi Pelloux, and Walter Pater. Among people deceased in 1908, Ouida ranks 44. Before her are François Coppée, Sidney Paget, Richard Gerstl, Charles Chamberland, Ludovic Halévy, and Belle Gunness. After her are Friedrich Traun, Georgy Voronoy, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Holger Drachmann, Cut Nyak Dhien, and Karl Möbius.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ouida ranks 1,892 out of 8,785. Before her are David Lodge (1935), John Smyth (1570), Ray Winstone (1957), Walter Crane (1845), Ine of Wessex (700), and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776). After her are John Aubrey (1626), Ælle of Sussex (500), Nell Gwyn (1650), Damon Albarn (1968), Billy Wright (1924), and Mike Rutherford (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ouida ranks 208. Before her are Richard Adams (1920), Peter Shaffer (1926), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), John Mandeville (1300), Noël Coward (1899), and David Lodge (1935). After her are John Aubrey (1626), Arthur Young (1741), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Gerald Gardner (1884), George Whitefield (1714), and Tobias Smollett (1721).

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