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 55
... never so unfor- tunate ! " " You consider yourself lucky then , in not having known De Staël , Hannah More , Charlotte Brontë , and Mrs. Browning ? " " To be consistent of course I must answer yes ; but you know we women are never ...
... never so unfor- tunate ! " " You consider yourself lucky then , in not having known De Staël , Hannah More , Charlotte Brontë , and Mrs. Browning ? " " To be consistent of course I must answer yes ; but you know we women are never ...
Page 93
... never unlocked the vault ; I never had the key near it but once about a week ago when I found the tomb covered with cobwebs , and twisted the key partially into the hole to drive out the spider . I give you my most solemn assurance that I ...
... never unlocked the vault ; I never had the key near it but once about a week ago when I found the tomb covered with cobwebs , and twisted the key partially into the hole to drive out the spider . I give you my most solemn assurance that I ...
Page 296
... never heard that same thought read or quoted ? It is beautiful , but this is not the first time I have heard it . Think , my dear , little boy ; try to remember where you saw it written . " " Indeed , Edna , I never saw it anywhere . I ...
... never heard that same thought read or quoted ? It is beautiful , but this is not the first time I have heard it . Think , my dear , little boy ; try to remember where you saw it written . " " Indeed , Edna , I never saw it anywhere . I ...
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