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 26
... pressed to those mesmeric baby fingers , and Grips head pressing against her knee . 99 Diamond - powdered " lilies of the field " folded their perfumed petals under the Syrian dew , wherewith God nightly baptized them in token of His ...
... pressed to those mesmeric baby fingers , and Grips head pressing against her knee . 99 Diamond - powdered " lilies of the field " folded their perfumed petals under the Syrian dew , wherewith God nightly baptized them in token of His ...
Page 297
... Pressing thin fingers on a watery eye . The moon came , but shrank back , like a young girl Who has burst in upon ... pressed it over his cheek and forehead , and kissed it tenderly . " Felix , do you feel at all sleepy ? " " Not at ...
... Pressing thin fingers on a watery eye . The moon came , but shrank back , like a young girl Who has burst in upon ... pressed it over his cheek and forehead , and kissed it tenderly . " Felix , do you feel at all sleepy ? " " Not at ...
Page 354
... pressed to his heart , and she knew that it had given its last , weary throb ; knew that Felix Andrews had crossed ... pressing her hand over her aching forehead , she rose and sat on the edge of her bed . The monotonous sounds in the ...
... pressed to his heart , and she knew that it had given its last , weary throb ; knew that Felix Andrews had crossed ... pressing her hand over her aching forehead , she rose and sat on the edge of her bed . The monotonous sounds in the ...
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Aaron Hunt Allston Andrews arms asked Augusta Jane Evans beautiful believe Bocage Charlotte Brontë Chattanooga cheeks child clasped countenance darling dear door Edna Earl Edna's Elmo Elmo's Estelle Evans eyes face feel Felix fell felt fingers Gertrude girl glanced Gordon governess grave Hammond hand happy Hattie head hear heard heart honour hope Huldah J. L. M. Curry Jane Eyre kissed knew laughed Le Bocage leaned Leigh letter lips literary looked marble marriage marry Miss Earl morning mother Murray Murray rose Murray's never night noble once orphan painful parsonage pray rose seemed silent Sir Roger smile soul stood sweet Taj Mahal tears tell thank things thought tion to-day told took turned University of Alabama voice walked watched wife window wish woman women wonder words