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 7
... morning had rested like a benediction upon the scene , as though nature laid her broad finger over her great lips , and waited in reverent silence the advent of the sun . Morning among the mountains possessed witch- ery and glories ...
... morning had rested like a benediction upon the scene , as though nature laid her broad finger over her great lips , and waited in reverent silence the advent of the sun . Morning among the mountains possessed witch- ery and glories ...
Page 41
... morning , Mr. Murray . " " Good morning , Miss Earl . " " No , I protest ! Miss Earl , ' indeed ! Call the child Edna . " " As you please , mother , provided you do not let the coffee and chocolate get cold while you decide the ...
... morning , Mr. Murray . " " Good morning , Miss Earl . " " No , I protest ! Miss Earl , ' indeed ! Call the child Edna . " " As you please , mother , provided you do not let the coffee and chocolate get cold while you decide the ...
Page 184
... morning , she found a note pinned to her pillow . " MY DEAR EDNA , -I could not sleep last night , in consequence of your unfortunate resolution , and I write to beg you , for my sake , if not for your own , to reconsider the matter . I ...
... morning , she found a note pinned to her pillow . " MY DEAR EDNA , -I could not sleep last night , in consequence of your unfortunate resolution , and I write to beg you , for my sake , if not for your own , to reconsider the matter . I ...
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