St. ElmoJourney through the tumultuous times of the Civil War with Augusta J. Evans' "St. Elmo." Set in Alabama, this domestic fiction intertwines love, betrayal, and redemption against the backdrop of one of America's most defining periods. Evans masterfully crafts a tale that delves deep into the human spirit, exploring the complexities of love and the scars of war. |
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... face of Lorenzo de' Medicis, which, if once looked on, fastens itself upon heart and brain, to be forgotten no more. Her hair, black, straight, waveless as an Indian's, hung around her shoulders, and glistened as the water from the ...
... face of Lorenzo de' Medicis, which, if once looked on, fastens itself upon heart and brain, to be forgotten no more. Her hair, black, straight, waveless as an Indian's, hung around her shoulders, and glistened as the water from the ...
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... face and trembling limbs the child followed a narrow, beaten path, which soon terminated at the gate of a rude, unwhitewashed paling. A low, comfortless looking three-roomed house stood within, and on the steps sat an elderly man ...
... face and trembling limbs the child followed a narrow, beaten path, which soon terminated at the gate of a rude, unwhitewashed paling. A low, comfortless looking three-roomed house stood within, and on the steps sat an elderly man ...
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... face of a feeble but beautiful woman, who was supported on the threshold by a venerable, gray-haired man, down whose furrowed cheeks tears coursed rapidly. Struggling to free herself from his restraining grasp, the stranger tottered ...
... face of a feeble but beautiful woman, who was supported on the threshold by a venerable, gray-haired man, down whose furrowed cheeks tears coursed rapidly. Struggling to free herself from his restraining grasp, the stranger tottered ...
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... face to face with Sin and Death, and could not forget the vision. Edna Earl had lost both her parents before she was old enough to remember either. Her mother was the only daughter of Aaron Hunt, the village blacksmith, and her father ...
... face to face with Sin and Death, and could not forget the vision. Edna Earl had lost both her parents before she was old enough to remember either. Her mother was the only daughter of Aaron Hunt, the village blacksmith, and her father ...
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... face, he never looked at me but once. I should not like to meet him again; I am afraid of him." "Never fear, Pearl, he is a stranger here, and there's little chance of your ever setting your eyes on his ugly, savage face again. Keep the ...
... face, he never looked at me but once. I should not like to meet him again; I am afraid of him." "Never fear, Pearl, he is a stranger here, and there's little chance of your ever setting your eyes on his ugly, savage face again. Keep the ...
Contents
CHAPTER VI | |
CHAPTER VII | |
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CHAPTER XIII | |
CHAPTER XXI | |
CHAPTER XXII | |
CHAPTER XXV | |
CHAPTER XXVII | |
CHAPTER XXVIII | |
CHAPTER XXIX | |
CHAPTER XXX | |
CHAPTER XXXII | |
CHAPTER XIV | |
CHAPTER XVI | |
CHAPTER XVII | |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
CHAPTER XX | |
CHAPTER XXXIII | |
CHAPTER XXXIV | |
CHAPTER XXXV | |
CHAPTER XXXVII | |
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