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He exiles himself to [[Algeria]] where he joins the ''[[Chasseurs d'Afrique]]'', a regiment comprising soldiers from various countries, rather like the [[French Foreign Legion]]. |
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Under Two Flags (1867) was a best-selling novel of the late 1860s by Ouida. Perhaps "her best" novel.[1]
Plot
The novel is about The Hon. Bertie Cecil (nicknamed Beauty of the Brigades).[2][3]
At the beginning of the novel, Bertie has strong homoerotic ties to his best friend and servant.
He exiles himself to Algeria where he joins the Chasseurs d'Afrique, a regiment comprising soldiers from various countries, rather like the French Foreign Legion.
Bertie's "inconvenient" admirers are erased, with the result that Bertie is converted to a person whose identity is socially acceptable.[4]
Adaptations
The book has also served as a basis for a number of stage and film adaptations.
- Under Two Flags (1912 film), a 1912 film
- Under Two Flags (1916 film), a 1916 film starring Theda Bara
- Under Two Flags (1922 film), a 1922 film directed by Tod Browning
- Under Two Flags (1936 film), featuring Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen and Rosalind Russell
Classics Illustrated # 86 Under Two Flags is an excellent adaptation with outstanding comic art by Maurice del Bourgo.
E-Text
References
- ^ http://www.ulib.niu.edu/badndp/ramee_louise.html
- ^ http://fp.arizona.edu/mesassoc/Bulletin/35-2/35-2Driss.htm
- ^ The Forgotten Female Aesthetes: Literary Culture in Late-Victorian England, by Talia. Schaffer; pp. x + 298. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press
- ^ Schaffer, Talia. "Under Two Flags". The Literary Encyclopedia. 24 January 2002. accessed 1 July 2009.
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