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 71
... peace , good will toward men . " Mr. Leigh , the star on the ram's horn may be the Star of Bethlehem that shone over the manger , and the Arabic inscription is certainly the salutation of the angel to the shepherds . ' Peace , good will ...
... peace , good will toward men . " Mr. Leigh , the star on the ram's horn may be the Star of Bethlehem that shone over the manger , and the Arabic inscription is certainly the salutation of the angel to the shepherds . ' Peace , good will ...
Page 260
... peace of mind , have murdered your children- " Hush ! hush ! we will not disinter the dead . My peace of mind you have to - day given back to me ; and the hope of your salvation is dearer to me than the remembered faces of my darlings ...
... peace of mind , have murdered your children- " Hush ! hush ! we will not disinter the dead . My peace of mind you have to - day given back to me ; and the hope of your salvation is dearer to me than the remembered faces of my darlings ...
Page 341
... peace which reigns over the life of a true Christian pastor . I want neither fame nor popularity , but peace ! -peace I must have ! I have hunted the world over and over ; I have sought it everywhere else , and now , thank God ! I feel ...
... peace which reigns over the life of a true Christian pastor . I want neither fame nor popularity , but peace ! -peace I must have ! I have hunted the world over and over ; I have sought it everywhere else , and now , thank God ! I feel ...
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