Ouida, popular British novelist's nom de plume. Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908), "Ouida" was her own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". Wrote more than 40 novels, died in poverty in Italy. |
Ouida, popular British novelist's nom de plume. Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839-1908), "Ouida" was her own baby-talk nickname for "Louise". Wrote more than 40 novels, died in poverty in Italy. |