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 173
... orphan had been watching Mr. Murray's face , but could detect no alteration in its expression , save a brief gleam as of triumph when the visitors were announced . Rising , she approach- ed Mrs. Murray , whose clouded brow betokened ...
... orphan had been watching Mr. Murray's face , but could detect no alteration in its expression , save a brief gleam as of triumph when the visitors were announced . Rising , she approach- ed Mrs. Murray , whose clouded brow betokened ...
Page 177
... orphan lifted her head , and the blood came back to her cheeks while she watched the two figures sauntering across the smooth lawn . Ger- trude leaned on Mr. Murray's arm , and as he talked to her his head was bent down , so that he ...
... orphan lifted her head , and the blood came back to her cheeks while she watched the two figures sauntering across the smooth lawn . Ger- trude leaned on Mr. Murray's arm , and as he talked to her his head was bent down , so that he ...
Page 305
... orphan , whom I lifted from the grass at the railroad track seven years ago . " Edna had risen , and was sitting on the edge of the sofa , with one hand supporting her cheek , and a tender , glad smile shining over her features , as she ...
... orphan , whom I lifted from the grass at the railroad track seven years ago . " Edna had risen , and was sitting on the edge of the sofa , with one hand supporting her cheek , and a tender , glad smile shining over her features , as she ...
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