Cecil Castlemaine's Gage (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): And Other Novelettes

By Ouida

This 1867 collection contains:  "Little Grand and the Marchioness," "Lady Marabout's Troubles," "A Study a la Louis Quinze," "'Deadly Dash,'" "The General's Match-making," "The Story of a Crayon-head," "The Beauty of Vicq d'Azyr," "A Study a la Louis Quatorze," "A Line in the 'Daily,'" "Vitz's Election," "'Redeemed,'" "The Marquis's Tactics," and "Sir Galahad's Raid."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Release date: Apr 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781411450936

Ouida

Ouida (1839-1908) was the pseudonym for the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé, known for writing novels that romanticized a fashionable lifestyle. She got this name from the pronunciation of her childhood nickname “Louisa.” In her early twenties she moved to London and began voraciously writing, publishing numerous novels, which gained her wealth and fame. She threw elaborate parties at the Langham Hotel, inviting literary figures that inspired the characters in her books. At the height of her fame, Ouida moved to Italy and lived an extravagant lifestyle. In her later life, this extravagance, along with the lack of sales in her books, left her penniless. She died in poverty in Italy at the age of 69.