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 33
... Thank you - thank you ! You shall never have cause to regret your goodness ; and your wishes shall always guide me . ' " Well , well ; I shall remember this promise , and trust I may never find it necessary to remind you of it . I dare ...
... Thank you - thank you ! You shall never have cause to regret your goodness ; and your wishes shall always guide me . ' " Well , well ; I shall remember this promise , and trust I may never find it necessary to remind you of it . I dare ...
Page 248
... thank you ! I am so selfish , I cannot spare it . " " I shall call at ten o'clock to - morrow to deliver your letter , " said Gordon , as he stood hat in hand . " I shall be glad to see you , Mr. Leigh . " He shook hands with her and ...
... thank you ! I am so selfish , I cannot spare it . " " I shall call at ten o'clock to - morrow to deliver your letter , " said Gordon , as he stood hat in hand . " I shall be glad to see you , Mr. Leigh . " He shook hands with her and ...
Page 341
... thank God ! I feel that it is descending slowly , slowly , but surely , upon my lonely , long - tor- tured heart . Thank God ! I have found peace after much strife and great weariness ———— ” Mr. Murray could no longer control his voice ...
... thank God ! I feel that it is descending slowly , slowly , but surely , upon my lonely , long - tor- tured heart . Thank God ! I have found peace after much strife and great weariness ———— ” Mr. Murray could no longer control his voice ...
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