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 155
... Hammond , who now stood in the door : " I presume I need not wait , as you will be too much occupied to - day to attend to my lessons . " " Yes ; I must give you Holiday until Monday . " " Miss Earl , may I trouble you to hand this ...
... Hammond , who now stood in the door : " I presume I need not wait , as you will be too much occupied to - day to attend to my lessons . " " Yes ; I must give you Holiday until Monday . " " Miss Earl , may I trouble you to hand this ...
Page 203
... Hammond of four children , leaving him an only daughter - Annie - the image of her brother Murray . Her health was feeble ; consumption was stretching its skeleton hands toward her , and her father watched her as a gardener tends his ...
... Hammond of four children , leaving him an only daughter - Annie - the image of her brother Murray . Her health was feeble ; consumption was stretching its skeleton hands toward her , and her father watched her as a gardener tends his ...
Page 304
... Hammond ? I almost dread to ask about him . " " Because you do not deserve to hear from him . A grateful and affectionate pupil you have proved , to be sure . O Edna ! what has come over you , child ? Are you so intoxicated with your ...
... Hammond ? I almost dread to ask about him . " " Because you do not deserve to hear from him . A grateful and affectionate pupil you have proved , to be sure . O Edna ! what has come over you , child ? Are you so intoxicated with your ...
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