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 41
... passed the window on horseback , and with a heavy sigh Mrs. Murray dropped her head on her hand , compressing her lips , and toying abstractedly with the sugar - tongs . Edna watched the grave , troubled countenance for some seconds ...
... passed the window on horseback , and with a heavy sigh Mrs. Murray dropped her head on her hand , compressing her lips , and toying abstractedly with the sugar - tongs . Edna watched the grave , troubled countenance for some seconds ...
Page 60
... passed him he smiled mockingly and said : " It was unfortunate that my mother omitted to enumerate etiquette in the catalogue of studies prosecuted at the parsonage . " Instantly the answer sprang to her lips : " She knew I had a ...
... passed him he smiled mockingly and said : " It was unfortunate that my mother omitted to enumerate etiquette in the catalogue of studies prosecuted at the parsonage . " Instantly the answer sprang to her lips : " She knew I had a ...
Page 270
... Passing the door of Felix's room , on her way to her own apart . ment , the boy called to her : " Miss Earl , are ... passed her twice . " " Glad of it ! She does not like you . I guess she finds it as hard to get to sleep to night as ...
... Passing the door of Felix's room , on her way to her own apart . ment , the boy called to her : " Miss Earl , are ... passed her twice . " " Glad of it ! She does not like you . I guess she finds it as hard to get to sleep to night as ...
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