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 237
... Miss Earl , my desk is very near a window , and as I was writing late last night , I noticed several large moths beating against the glass which fortunately barred their approach to the flame of the gas inside . Perhaps inexperience ...
... Miss Earl , my desk is very near a window , and as I was writing late last night , I noticed several large moths beating against the glass which fortunately barred their approach to the flame of the gas inside . Perhaps inexperience ...
Page 240
... Mrs. Andrews came into the school- room , and , after kissing the children , turned blandly to the gover- ness . " Miss Earl , I believe Mr. Manning called upon you last evening . Where did you know him ? " " I never saw him until ...
... Mrs. Andrews came into the school- room , and , after kissing the children , turned blandly to the gover- ness . " Miss Earl , I believe Mr. Manning called upon you last evening . Where did you know him ? " " I never saw him until ...
Page 290
... Miss Earl ? You look troubled ! " " I only want to walk with you , for I feel lonely this evening . " " Miss Earl , have you seen Sir Roger Percival ? " " No , no ; why should I see him ? Felix , my darling , my little brother ! do not ...
... Miss Earl ? You look troubled ! " " I only want to walk with you , for I feel lonely this evening . " " Miss Earl , have you seen Sir Roger Percival ? " " No , no ; why should I see him ? Felix , my darling , my little brother ! do not ...
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