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 95
... kissed the girl's forehead , and continued : " St. Elmo , has she not changed astonishingly ? Would you have known her had you met her away from home ? " " I should certainly have known her under all circumstances . " He did not look at ...
... kissed the girl's forehead , and continued : " St. Elmo , has she not changed astonishingly ? Would you have known her had you met her away from home ? " " I should certainly have known her under all circumstances . " He did not look at ...
Page 298
... , my darling . They kissed each other and separated ; but the fury of the tempest forbade all idea of sleep , and thinking of the " Fisher Folk " ex- posed to its wrath , governess and pupil committed them 298 ST . ELMO .
... , my darling . They kissed each other and separated ; but the fury of the tempest forbade all idea of sleep , and thinking of the " Fisher Folk " ex- posed to its wrath , governess and pupil committed them 298 ST . ELMO .
Page 366
... kissed them repeatedly . Down among the graves , in the brown grass and withered leaves , behind a tall shaft , around which coiled a carved marble serpent with hooded head - there , amid the dead , crouched a woman's figure , with a ...
... kissed them repeatedly . Down among the graves , in the brown grass and withered leaves , behind a tall shaft , around which coiled a carved marble serpent with hooded head - there , amid the dead , crouched a woman's figure , with a ...
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