Ouida (1839-1908) pen name of Maria Louise Rame, English novelist born at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Prolific romantic novelist and believer in animal rights. Among her titles were "Two Little Wooden Shoes" (1874) and "A Dog of Flanders" (1872). Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in the Punch's Fancy Portraits series from "Punch" (London, 20 August 1881). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)