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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... grave yawned. The coffins were lowered, the bodies of Henry and Helen Dent rested side by side, and, as the mound rose slowly above them, the solemn silence was broken by the faltering voice of the surgeon, who read the burial service ...
... grave yawned. The coffins were lowered, the bodies of Henry and Helen Dent rested side by side, and, as the mound rose slowly above them, the solemn silence was broken by the faltering voice of the surgeon, who read the burial service ...
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... graves, and the slow-measured sound of a bell dinged now and then as cattle browsed on the scanty herbage in this most ... grave, and the faithful dog crouched at her feet, lay the orphan, wrestling with grief and loneliness, striving to ...
... graves, and the slow-measured sound of a bell dinged now and then as cattle browsed on the scanty herbage in this most ... grave, and the faithful dog crouched at her feet, lay the orphan, wrestling with grief and loneliness, striving to ...
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... grave is all the home I have, and—and—God would not take me there when I was so sick, and—and—" The quiver of her face showed that she was losing her self-control, and turning away, she took the cedar piggin, and went out to milk ...
... grave is all the home I have, and—and—God would not take me there when I was so sick, and—and—" The quiver of her face showed that she was losing her self-control, and turning away, she took the cedar piggin, and went out to milk ...
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... graves of her dead; and oppressed with an intolerable sense of desolation and utter isolation in the midst of hundreds of her ... grave; and that the cosmopolitan language of nature knew neither the modifications of time and space, the ...
... graves of her dead; and oppressed with an intolerable sense of desolation and utter isolation in the midst of hundreds of her ... grave; and that the cosmopolitan language of nature knew neither the modifications of time and space, the ...
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... grave, troubled countenance for some seconds, and then putting her hand on the flower-basket, she asked softly: "Shall I dress the flower-pots?" "Yes, child, in four rooms; this, the parlors, and the library. Always cut the flowers very ...
... grave, troubled countenance for some seconds, and then putting her hand on the flower-basket, she asked softly: "Shall I dress the flower-pots?" "Yes, child, in four rooms; this, the parlors, and the library. Always cut the flowers very ...
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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