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 281
... rest for mind as well as body ; there must be no more teaching or writing . You are over - worked , and incessant ... rest . ” She raised her head and a faint smile crept feebly across her face . " Rest ! rest ! If my time is so short I ...
... rest for mind as well as body ; there must be no more teaching or writing . You are over - worked , and incessant ... rest . ” She raised her head and a faint smile crept feebly across her face . " Rest ! rest ! If my time is so short I ...
Page 283
... rest . I can do you little good ; still , if at any time you fancy that I can aid or relieve you , do not hesitate ... rest , " was a mockery ; the tides of thought ebbed and flowed as ceaselessly as those of ocean , and work had become ...
... rest . I can do you little good ; still , if at any time you fancy that I can aid or relieve you , do not hesitate ... rest , " was a mockery ; the tides of thought ebbed and flowed as ceaselessly as those of ocean , and work had become ...
Page 351
... rest to com- pose you . " She knelt down , kissed him repeatedly , and laid her face close to his on the pillow ; and he tried to turn and put his emaciated arm around her neck . " Edna , I have been a trouble to you for a long tine ...
... rest to com- pose you . " She knelt down , kissed him repeatedly , and laid her face close to his on the pillow ; and he tried to turn and put his emaciated arm around her neck . " Edna , I have been a trouble to you for a long tine ...
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