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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... silent grandeur towered the huge outline of Lookout Mountain , shrouded at summit in grey mist ; while centre and ... silence the advent of the sun . Morning among the mountains possessed witch- ery and glories which filled the heart of ...
... silent grandeur towered the huge outline of Lookout Mountain , shrouded at summit in grey mist ; while centre and ... silence the advent of the sun . Morning among the mountains possessed witch- ery and glories which filled the heart of ...
Page 264
... silent burying - ground , and sat down on the steps of the church . Hour after hour passed and still he sat there , almost as motionless as one of the monuments , while his eyes dwelt , as if spellbound , on the dark , dull stain where ...
... silent burying - ground , and sat down on the steps of the church . Hour after hour passed and still he sat there , almost as motionless as one of the monuments , while his eyes dwelt , as if spellbound , on the dark , dull stain where ...
Page 356
... silent . " Do you intend to write a book of travels , embracing the inci- dents that have marked your tour ? I see the public expect it . " " No , sir . It seems now a mere matter of course that all scrib- blers who come to Europe ...
... silent . " Do you intend to write a book of travels , embracing the inci- dents that have marked your tour ? I see the public expect it . " " No , sir . It seems now a mere matter of course that all scrib- blers who come to Europe ...
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