Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Ouida ( 1 January 1839 -- 25 January 1908 ) was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise RamÃ ( although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la RamÃ e ) .
Simplified: Ouida was the pen name of the English writer Maria Louise RamÃ ( although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la RamÃ e ) .