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 224
... grave of the Dents ; but the mound had disappeared , and though she recognized the particular tree which had formerly overhung it , and searched the ground carefully , she could discover no trace of the hillock where she had so often ...
... grave of the Dents ; but the mound had disappeared , and though she recognized the particular tree which had formerly overhung it , and searched the ground carefully , she could discover no trace of the hillock where she had so often ...
Page 228
... grave ? " " Yes ma'am , I was there a long time to - day . " " Oh ! an't it beautiful ! It would be a real comfort to die , if folks knew such lovely gravestones would cover ' em . I think your grandpa's grave is the prettiest place I ...
... grave ? " " Yes ma'am , I was there a long time to - day . " " Oh ! an't it beautiful ! It would be a real comfort to die , if folks knew such lovely gravestones would cover ' em . I think your grandpa's grave is the prettiest place I ...
Page 349
... grave . Oh ! where is Edna ? Tell her to come quick and sing something to me . " The cripple shuddered and shut his eyes . He had wasted away , until he looked a mere shadow of humanity , and his gover- ness stooped and took him from ...
... grave . Oh ! where is Edna ? Tell her to come quick and sing something to me . " The cripple shuddered and shut his eyes . He had wasted away , until he looked a mere shadow of humanity , and his gover- ness stooped and took him from ...
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