Books with author OUIDA (LOUISA DE LA RAME)

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.

A Dog of Flanders is an 1872 novel by English author Marie Louise de la Ramée(1 January 1839 – 25 January 1908) published with her pseudonym "Ouida". It is about a Flemish boy named Nello and his dog, Patrasche and is set in Antwerp.In 19th century Belgium, a boy named Nello becomes an orphan at the age of two when his mother dies in the Ardennes. His grandfather Jehan Daas, who lives in a small village near the city of Antwerp, takes him in...

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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The Descent from the Cross. A fter Kul)ens. .. .F rontispiece Headpiece to List of Illustrations v Tailpiece to List of Illustrations vii Initial i A Flemish villat;e .. .with lonj lines of poplars and of alders on the edge of the great canal which ran through it 2I nthe centre of the village stood a windmill 3T he cathedral spire of Antwerp rising beyond the great green plain a Jehan Daas, who in his time had been a soldier 5A dog of Flanders large of head and limb, with wolflike ears that stood erect 6A sullen, ill-living, brutal Brabantois 8T he Brabantois had paused to drink beer himself at every wayside house 9C ursed him fiercely in farewell ..(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

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.