Creator
Ouida
Title
“Dashwood’s Drag; or, the Derby and What Came of it.”
Coverage
London
Publisher
Richard Bentley
Date
April -May 1859
Subject
Bentley’s Miscellany XLV. W. Harrison Ainsworth, editor.
Description
Ouida’s lucrative career as an author began at the young age of twenty. She moved from Bury St. Edmunds to London in 1857 with her mother and grandmother after her father, Louis Ramé, abandoned the family. While in London, Ouida became acquainted with Dr. William Francis Ainsworth, who provided medical advice for Ouida’s ailing grandmother. By connecting with Ainsworth’s cousin, Harrison, the relationship produced her first publication. Seen here, “Dashwood’s Drag” was an immediate success.
Source
From the collection of Jesse R. Erickson