St. Elmo: Or, Saved at LastSt. Elmo was the most famed and beloved novel by Augusta Jane Evans, a June 2015 inductee into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. First published in 1866, Evans’s rich tale of the relationship between the dashing and worldly St. Elmo and Edna Earl, an exemplar of virtuous Southern womanhood, sold over a million copies in four months and became one of the nineteenth century’s most influential novels. This edition includes an introduction by Evans scholar Diane Roberts about the enduring relevance and legacy of St. Elmo as a work of literature as well as a reflection of gender roles and the seismic societal changes taking place in the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War. |
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Page 135
... Allston ? I intend to know the truth , and it may prove an economy of trouble for you to speak it at once . " " If you demand my reasons , you must not be offended at the plainness of my language . Your cousin is a murderer , and ought ...
... Allston ? I intend to know the truth , and it may prove an economy of trouble for you to speak it at once . " " If you demand my reasons , you must not be offended at the plainness of my language . Your cousin is a murderer , and ought ...
Page 140
... Allston , who remarked : " Were I a czar , I would issue a ukase , chaining you to the steepest rock on the crest of Mount Byelucha till you learned the courtesy due to lady disputants . Upon my word , St. Elmo , you assault Miss ...
... Allston , who remarked : " Were I a czar , I would issue a ukase , chaining you to the steepest rock on the crest of Mount Byelucha till you learned the courtesy due to lady disputants . Upon my word , St. Elmo , you assault Miss ...
Page 171
... Allston ; I can smooth the ruffled plumes of my self - love in his sunny smiles , and forget your growls . Good morning , Mr. Allston ; what happy accident brought you again so soon to Le Bocage and its disconsolate inmates ? " Edna ...
... Allston ; I can smooth the ruffled plumes of my self - love in his sunny smiles , and forget your growls . Good morning , Mr. Allston ; what happy accident brought you again so soon to Le Bocage and its disconsolate inmates ? " Edna ...
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Aaron Hunt Allston Andrews arms asked Augusta Jane Evans beautiful believe Bocage Charlotte Brontë Chattanooga cheeks child clasped countenance darling dear door Edna Earl Edna's Elmo Elmo's Estelle Evans eyes face feel Felix fell felt fingers Gertrude girl glanced Gordon governess grave Hammond hand happy Hattie head hear heard heart honour hope Huldah J. L. M. Curry Jane Eyre kissed knew laughed Le Bocage leaned Leigh letter lips literary looked marble marriage marry Miss Earl morning mother Murray Murray rose Murray's never night noble once orphan painful parsonage pray rose seemed silent Sir Roger smile soul stood sweet Taj Mahal tears tell thank things thought tion to-day told took turned University of Alabama voice walked watched wife window wish woman women wonder words