Books with author Louise De La (Ouida) Ramee

Louise de la Ramée -- also known as Ouida -- was a remarkable nineteenth century writer, with a heck of a range -- she published classic adventure novels, like Under Two Flags; but she also wrote lots of essays -- and books, like this charming tale, for children. That's not to say adult readers should feel shy of it; Ouida's children's fiction has an enduring and endearing quality that makes the pages sing.

August lived in a little town called Hall. Hall is a favorite name for several towns in Austria and in Germany; but this one especial little Hall, in the Upper Innthal, is one of the most charming Old-World places that I know, and August, for his part, did not know any other. It has the green meadows and the great mountains all about it, and the gray-green glacier-fed water rushes by it. It has paved streets and enchanting little shops that have all latticed panes and iron gratings to them; it has a very grand old Gothic church, that has the noblest blendings of light and shadow, and marble tombs of dead knights, and a look of infinite strength and repose as a church should have.

"A Dog Of Flanders" is a 19th century children's novel, written by British author Ouida in 1872. It's the tale of a young Flemish boy, Nello, and his dog Patrasche. Nello is a poor child who becomes an orphan at the age of two when his mother dies in the Ardennes. His grandfather, Jehan Daas, takes him in, and Nello moves to a small village near Antwerp, Belgium. Nello finds a dog and names him Patrasche. The dog and the boy, Nello, deliver milk to his grandfather's clients together. Nello then falls in love with Aloise, daughter of Nicholas Cogez, a rich man in the village. He doesn't want his daughter to be seen with a pauper, so Nello tries to earn some money by entering a junior drawing contest. Sadly while wandering through the streets in the snow on Christmas Eve, Nello and his dog pass by the Cathedral of Antwerp and, since the boy admires painter Peter Paul Rubens, he wants to see his famous painting "The Elevation of the Cross". The boy discovers the church door is open. He enters and sees the painting with his own eyes. Next morning Nello and Patrasche are found in front of the painting. Taking place in Belgium. In Japan, this book is a classic. Countless Japanese children have read and cried over the sad tale of Nello and his dog. A small statue of Nello and Patrasche has been built in front of Antwerp's cathedral in Belgium.

Louise de la Ramée -- also known as Ouida -- was a remarkable nineteenth century writer, with a heck of a range -- she published classic adventure novels, like Under Two Flags; but she also wrote lots of essays -- and wonderfully charming books for children. Her children's work is nothing adult readers should feel shy of; Ouida's children's fiction has an enduring and endearing quality that makes the pages sing.

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Illustrated with drawings by Hiram P. Barnes. Story of Patrasche, a Belgian Shepherd Dog. The story is a Christmas story. Not mentioned in the title or contents page, but included in this book are 7 selected stories from Irvington Stories by Mary Mapes Dodge. The stories include: How the Knight Came to the Fisherman, The Knight in the Wood, Of a Nuptial Ceremony, Bertalda's Name Day, The Journey to Vienna, The Knight's Dream and Knight Huldbrand Buried.