English novelist Ouida wrote novels. Ouida authored almost forty novels over her career in addition to articles, children's books, and short tales. She was a moderately successful woman who led a luxurious lifestyle and entertained many famous writers of the day. In her most well-known book, Under Two Flags (1867), she wrote about the British in Algeria. Ouida strongly connected with the French colonists, and it showed support for them as well as, to some measure, for the Arabs. The book was six times filmed and turned into a stage adaptation. In most of Asia, her 1872 book A Dog of Flanders is regarded as a children's classic. Her novel Signa was cited by American writer Jack London as a contributing factor to his success in writing. She later fell into poverty as a result of her opulent lifestyle, and her artwork was auctioned off to cover her bills. Her illness claimed her life in Italy. Her birthplace, Bury St Edmunds, saw a public subscription soon after her passing, and a fountain for horses and dogs was named in her honor.
