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 321
... once he threw my warning to the winds . I am an old man , and have seen many phases of human nature , and watched the development of many characters ; and I have found that these pique marriages are always mournful - always disastrous ...
... once he threw my warning to the winds . I am an old man , and have seen many phases of human nature , and watched the development of many characters ; and I have found that these pique marriages are always mournful - always disastrous ...
Page 345
... once failed to appreciate , she comes and says — what it is so hard for a woman to say - Take me back to your heart , gather me up in your arms , as in the olden days , because - because I love you now ; because only your love can make ...
... once failed to appreciate , she comes and says — what it is so hard for a woman to say - Take me back to your heart , gather me up in your arms , as in the olden days , because - because I love you now ; because only your love can make ...
Page 363
... once to New York , solely to see her , having exacted a promise from Mr. Manning that he would not betray his presence in the city . He had followed her at a distance , as she wandered with the children through the park ; and , once in ...
... once to New York , solely to see her , having exacted a promise from Mr. Manning that he would not betray his presence in the city . He had followed her at a distance , as she wandered with the children through the park ; and , once in ...
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