One of the bestselling late Victorian authors, the English novelist Ouida, pseudonym of Maria Louise RamĂŠ, is known for her extravagant melodramatic romances of fashionable life. Her novels were considered controversial, offering a marked contrast to the moralising prose of early Victorian literature. Ouida penned gripping sensational novels, proto-adventure stories and important critiques on contemporary society. This comprehensive eBook presents Ouidaâs collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ouidaâs life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* 17 novels, with individual contents tables
* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including âPascarelâ, Mothsâ and âHelianthusâ and many more
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare short stories, often missed out of collections
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Includes Ouidaâs non-fiction â available in no other collection
* Features a bonus biography
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
The Novels
Held in Bondage
Under Two Flags
Folle-Farine
Pascarel
Two Little Wooden Shoes
Signa
In a Winter City
Ariadne
Moths
A Village Commune
Wanda
Princess Napraxine
Othmar
Toxin
An Altruist
The Waters of Edera
Helianthus
The Short Story Collections
Cecil Castlemaineâs Gage and Other Stories
Beatrice Boville and Other Stories
A Dog of Flanders
Bimbi: Stories for Children
A Rainy June and Other Stories
A House Party
Street Dust
The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
The Non-Fiction
The New Priesthood: A Protest Against Vivisection
Dogs
Critical Studies
The Biography
Brief Biography by Elizabeth Lee
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