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About Ouida

Ouida was a 19th-century English novelist. Maria Louise Ramé, going by the name Marie Louise de la Ramée and known by the pseudonym Ouida, was an English novelist. Ouida wrote more than 40 novels, as well as short stories, children's books and essays. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Friendship — Celebrating the bonds of loyalty, trust, and companionship

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“One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards.--"Wanda”
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