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Original Title:	Under Two Flags: A Story of the Household and the Desert
ISBN:	0192823280 (ISBN13: 9780192823281)
Edition Language:	English

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In order to shield his younger brother, and to protect the name of the 'titled and wedded' Lady Guenevere, the Hon. Bertie Cecil enlists in the second regiment of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, condemning himself to years of danger and hardship under the blazing Algerian sun. His salvation takes the shape of the two women who love him: the camp-follower Cigarette and the Princess Venetia, who last saw Bertie when she was a girl of 8. Out of the triangle formed by the nonchalant hero and his passionate admirers, Ouida created a romance which set the tone for a hundred years of novels and films.

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Title	:	Under Two Flags: A Story of the Household and the Desert
Author	:	Ouida
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 560 pages
Published	:	June 29th 1995 by Oxford University Press, USA (first published January 1st 1867)
Categories	:	Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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The most interesting character in this 1867 swashbuckler is an early example of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, a character type that has become too common in stories about men learning to become independent. This woman was named Cigarette, and was a favorite of the French Foreign Legion. Her mother was a camp follower, her father is unknown, and she herself is a vivandiere, supplying wine to the French troops. She has an unnatural attachment for all things French and dreams of winning a high award,

Ouida was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée).During her career, she wrote more than 40 novels, children's books and collections of short stories and essays. She was an animal rights activist and animal rescuer, and at times owned as many as thirty dogs. For many years she lived in London, but about 1874 she wentI actually give this book a 3 and 1/2 stars out of 5 on my blog, www.cloquetriverpress.com, where, as always, you can find a longer review of this book. Ouida is Rame's pen name and she was a prolific author, writing over 40 books during the late 1800s and early 20th century. Her work, including this novel, tends to be a bit too romantic and wordy but there are some interesting characters and a fairly engaging plot in this work to pull you through. You can pick it up for free on Kindle so I'd

So many words to say so little.

Maria Louise Ramé died in 1908. Her books were dreadful, of course--those few I've read, anyway--but that was 106 years ago, and Ouida's name still is not unknown. Think James Patterson will fare as well?(Theda Bara starred as "Cigarette" in the lost 1916 movie version. Quel dommage!)

Awesome and terrible. This is basically the lowest common denominator of adventure novels, a story about the depths Bertie Cecil will sonk to in order not to stain his honor. And it's ridiculous, but in a really wonderful way.

I know the prose is incredibly ripe but I loved this. They need to make the movie NOW!