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 230
... give you some supper , and then we will all go back with you , that is , if you an't too proud to ride to town in our cart . We have got a new cart , but it is only a miller's cart , and maybe it won't suit your fine , fashionable ...
... give you some supper , and then we will all go back with you , that is , if you an't too proud to ride to town in our cart . We have got a new cart , but it is only a miller's cart , and maybe it won't suit your fine , fashionable ...
Page 336
... Give me the ' notelet ; ' I want to put it away securely among my treasures . How deliciously fragrant the flowers are ! Only smell them , Felix ! Here , my darling , I will give them to you , and write to the little Louie how happy she ...
... Give me the ' notelet ; ' I want to put it away securely among my treasures . How deliciously fragrant the flowers are ! Only smell them , Felix ! Here , my darling , I will give them to you , and write to the little Louie how happy she ...
Page 353
... give unto you : not as the world giveth , give I unto you . Let not your heart be troubled , neither let it be afraid . " The cup was not passing away : but courage to drain it was given by Him , who never calls his faithful children ...
... give unto you : not as the world giveth , give I unto you . Let not your heart be troubled , neither let it be afraid . " The cup was not passing away : but courage to drain it was given by Him , who never calls his faithful children ...
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