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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... took the pistol from his clenched fingers, and gently pressed the lids over his glazing eyes. Not a word was uttered, but while the seconds sadly regarded the stiffening form, the surviving principal coolly drew out a cigar, lighted and ...
... took the pistol from his clenched fingers, and gently pressed the lids over his glazing eyes. Not a word was uttered, but while the seconds sadly regarded the stiffening form, the surviving principal coolly drew out a cigar, lighted and ...
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... took from her forehead, her dripping hair and damp feet assured her of the vivid reality of the vision. Every fibre of her frame had received a terrible shock, and when noisy, bustling Mrs. Hunt ran from room to room, ejaculating her ...
... took from her forehead, her dripping hair and damp feet assured her of the vivid reality of the vision. Every fibre of her frame had received a terrible shock, and when noisy, bustling Mrs. Hunt ran from room to room, ejaculating her ...
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... took their departure for their distant homes, and quiet reigned once more in the small, dark cottage. But days and weeks brought to Edna no oblivion of the tragic events which constituted the first great epoch of her monotonous life. A ...
... took their departure for their distant homes, and quiet reigned once more in the small, dark cottage. But days and weeks brought to Edna no oblivion of the tragic events which constituted the first great epoch of her monotonous life. A ...
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... absence induced his wife to search for the missing invalid. The storm of sobs and tears had spent itself, fortitude took the measure of the burden imposed, shouldered the galling weight, and henceforth, with undimmed vision, walked.
... absence induced his wife to search for the missing invalid. The storm of sobs and tears had spent itself, fortitude took the measure of the burden imposed, shouldered the galling weight, and henceforth, with undimmed vision, walked.
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Contents
CHAPTER IV | |
St Elmo | |
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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