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 44
... Answer me ! " " I have nothing to say that you would like to hear . " " What ? Out with it ! " “ You would have a right to ... answered : " Because , with all your money , you never will be happy . " " And what the d - 1 do I care for ...
... Answer me ! " " I have nothing to say that you would like to hear . " " What ? Out with it ! " “ You would have a right to ... answered : " Because , with all your money , you never will be happy . " " And what the d - 1 do I care for ...
Page 268
... answered for him : " Just thirteen years old ; and though Mr. Ruskin is a distinguish- ed exception to the rule , that prophets are not without honour , save in their own country , ' I think he has no reader who loves and ad- mires his ...
... answered for him : " Just thirteen years old ; and though Mr. Ruskin is a distinguish- ed exception to the rule , that prophets are not without honour , save in their own country , ' I think he has no reader who loves and ad- mires his ...
Page 275
... answered almost inaudibly : " Let me think - for you astonish me . " " Take a day , or a week , if necessary , for consideration , and then give me your answer . " Mr. Manning leaned back in the carriage , folded his hands over each ...
... answered almost inaudibly : " Let me think - for you astonish me . " " Take a day , or a week , if necessary , for consideration , and then give me your answer . " Mr. Manning leaned back in the carriage , folded his hands over each ...
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