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 206
... knew you must see them ; I tempted you more than you dreamed of ; I teased and tormented and wounded you whenever an opportunity offered ; for I hoped to find some flaw in your character , some defect in your temper , some inconsistency ...
... knew you must see them ; I tempted you more than you dreamed of ; I teased and tormented and wounded you whenever an opportunity offered ; for I hoped to find some flaw in your character , some defect in your temper , some inconsistency ...
Page 290
... knew why Mr. Hammond so earnestly desired her presence in a house where Mr. Murray now spent much of his time ; she knew all the arguments , all the pleadings to which she must listen , and she dared not trust her heart . " Enter not ...
... knew why Mr. Hammond so earnestly desired her presence in a house where Mr. Murray now spent much of his time ; she knew all the arguments , all the pleadings to which she must listen , and she dared not trust her heart . " Enter not ...
Page 306
... knew what passed between you until about a month ago , and then I learned it from Mr. Hammond . Although I wondered that St. Elmo went as far as Chattanooga with you on your way North , I did not suspect any special interest , for his ...
... knew what passed between you until about a month ago , and then I learned it from Mr. Hammond . Although I wondered that St. Elmo went as far as Chattanooga with you on your way North , I did not suspect any special interest , for his ...
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