Ouida

American  

[wee-duh] / ˈwi də /

noun

1. pen name of Louise de la Ramée.

2. a female given name.

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Ouida British  

/ ˈwiːdə /

noun

1. real name Marie Louise de la Ramée . 1839–1908, British popular novelist, best known for Under Two Flags (1867)

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Ouida

Among them was Ouida Garrett, 87, married 64 years to Leonard, 90, a retired Boeing computer programmer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2018

Stuffed birds under glass bells no longer sit on modern mantelpieces, and the 47 books of Ouida no longer stand between ebony bookends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here is all the mechanism of a mid-Victorian thriller, set forth in a suavely rococo style, at times a trifle suggestive of Bulwer-Lytton—a Ouida plot elaborated with deliberate ornateness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of late a run of foul California weather has dashed Ouida Rathbone's efforts.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Here's two new books by Ouida, and one by Bertha M. Clay, and two by Maria Corelly, Mrs. Darter; and Emmy'll be ready to read them to you soon."

From Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play by Thanet, Octave