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 62
... mother loves you - try to make her happy while I am away , and if you succeed , you will be the first person to whom I have ever been indebted . I have left directions concerning my books and the various articles in my rooms . Feel no ...
... mother loves you - try to make her happy while I am away , and if you succeed , you will be the first person to whom I have ever been indebted . I have left directions concerning my books and the various articles in my rooms . Feel no ...
Page 128
... mother ! Your protegée is a true daughter of Eve , and she eyes Leigh's fortune as hungry as the aforesaid venerable mother of mankind did the tempting apple . " " St. Elmo , it is neither respectful nor courteous to be eternally ...
... mother ! Your protegée is a true daughter of Eve , and she eyes Leigh's fortune as hungry as the aforesaid venerable mother of mankind did the tempting apple . " " St. Elmo , it is neither respectful nor courteous to be eternally ...
Page 243
... mother this morning and spoke very disre- spectfully to her . I know you regret it , and you ought to tell her so and ask her to forgive you . You would feel happier all day if you would only acknowledge your fault . I hear your mother ...
... mother this morning and spoke very disre- spectfully to her . I know you regret it , and you ought to tell her so and ask her to forgive you . You would feel happier all day if you would only acknowledge your fault . I hear your mother ...
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