Under Two Flags (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Romance NovelBy Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé)
Length27h 45m
About this audiobook
Ouida's Under Two Flags is a sweeping imperial romance of honor, exile, and sacrifice, moving from the glittering drawing rooms and regimental circles of England to the harsh, sun-struck battlefields of French Algeria. Centered on the aristocratic Bertie Cecil, who assumes disgrace to shield another and is reborn as the legionnaire "Louis Victor," the novel blends melodrama, military adventure, and sensation fiction with lush, theatrical prose. Its famous figure of Cigarette, the fierce vivandière, gives the work unusual emotional and symbolic force. Ouida, the pen name of Maria Louise Ramé, was one of Victorian fiction's most flamboyant and widely read writers. Cosmopolitan, socially ambitious, and fascinated by aristocratic codes, military glamour, and moral contradictions, she wrote with both admiration for beauty and suspicion of social hypocrisy. Her own outsider's relation to elite society sharpened her depiction of class performance, masculine honor, and the costs imposed by reputation. This novel is recommended to readers interested in Victorian popular fiction, imperial adventure, and the emotional machinery of melodrama. Though extravagant by modern standards, it remains compelling for its intensity, memorable characters, and revealing portrait of nineteenth-century ideals of courage, loyalty, and self-renunciation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure
Length27 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 8, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Avis au Lecteur.
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6Chapter 1. “Beauty of the Brigades.”
7Chapter 2. The Loose Box, and the Tabagie.
8Chapter 3. The Soldiers’ Blue Ribbon.
9Chapter 4. Love a La Mode.
10Chapter 5. Under the Keeper’s Tree.
11Chapter 6. The End of a Ringing Run.
12Chapter 7. After a Richmond Dinner.
13Chapter 8. A Stag Hunt Au Clair De La Lune.
14Chapter 9. The Painted Bit.
15Chapter 10. “Petite Reine.”
16Chapter 11. For a Woman’s Sake.
17Chapter 12. The King’s Last Service.
18Chapter 13. In the Cafe of the Chasseurs.
19Chapter 14. “De Profundis” Before “Plunging.”
20Chapter 15. “L’amie Du Drapeau.”
21Chapter 16. Cigarette En Bacchante.
22Chapter 17. Under the Houses of Hair.
23Chapter 18. Cigarette En Bienfaitrice.
24Chapter 19. The Ivory Squadrons.
25Chapter 20. Cigarette En Conseil Et Cachette.
26Chapter 21. Cigarette En Condottiera.
27Chapter 22. The Mistress of the White King.
28Chapter 23. The Little Leopard of France.
29Chapter 24. “Milady Aux Beaux Yeux Bleus.”
30Chapter 25. “Le Bon Zig.”
31Chapter 26. Zaraila.
32Chapter 27. The Love of the Amazon.
33Chapter 28. The Leathern Zackrist.
34Chapter 29. By the Bivouac Fire.
35Chapter 30. Seul Au Monde.
36Chapter 31. “Je Vous Achete Votre Vie.”
37Chapter 32. “Venetia.”
38Chapter 33. The Gift of the Cross.
39Chapter 34. The Desert Hawk and the Paradise-Bird.
40Chapter 35. Ordeal by Fire.
41Chapter 36. The Vengeance of the Little One.
42Chapter 37. In the Midst of Her Army.
43Chapter The Last. At Rest.
44Analysis
45Reflection
46Memorable Quotes
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