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 119
... heart against me and refuse me the privilege of making your life happy . " " Mr. Leigh , you are not necessary to my happiness . While our tastes are in many respects congenial , and it is pleasant to be with you occasionally , it would ...
... heart against me and refuse me the privilege of making your life happy . " " Mr. Leigh , you are not necessary to my happiness . While our tastes are in many respects congenial , and it is pleasant to be with you occasionally , it would ...
Page 252
... heart before God - and here . Oh ! to - day what efforts I make to shake off this profitless sadness -this sadness without tears - arid , bruising the heart like a hammer ! " There was no recurrence of the physical agony ; and after two ...
... heart before God - and here . Oh ! to - day what efforts I make to shake off this profitless sadness -this sadness without tears - arid , bruising the heart like a hammer ! " There was no recurrence of the physical agony ; and after two ...
Page 290
... heart . " Enter not into temptation ! " was the warning which she ut . tered again and again to her own soul ; and though she feared the pastor would be pained , she felt that he would not consider her ungrateful - knew that his warm ...
... heart . " Enter not into temptation ! " was the warning which she ut . tered again and again to her own soul ; and though she feared the pastor would be pained , she felt that he would not consider her ungrateful - knew that his warm ...
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