Jane Jordan and Andrew King, dir. Ouida and Victorian Popular Culture

Although largely forgotten by the general public today, Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramée, 1839–1908) was immensely popular in her time and was read by a broad spectrum of readers. Her fame extended to France and, in the early twentieth century, she was the only English female author on the French Na...

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Huvudupphovsman: Saudo-Welby, Nathalie
Materialtyp: Article ou chapitre numérique
Språk:Anglais
Publicerad: Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens 2016
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Länkar:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sammanfattning:Although largely forgotten by the general public today, Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramée, 1839–1908) was immensely popular in her time and was read by a broad spectrum of readers. Her fame extended to France and, in the early twentieth century, she was the only English female author on the French National Curriculum for the English exam set for children aged 14, ranking first before Wordsworth, Scott and Keats. The essays in Jane Jordan and Andrew King’s collection explain such immense popula...