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 139
... thought you were very rude to him ; and though I apologized on the score of indisposition , I prefer that you should make your appearance this evening . Stop , you have drop- ped your handkerchief . " Edna stooped to pick it up , saw Mr ...
... thought you were very rude to him ; and though I apologized on the score of indisposition , I prefer that you should make your appearance this evening . Stop , you have drop- ped your handkerchief . " Edna stooped to pick it up , saw Mr ...
Page 152
... thought exceedingly doubtful ; but she had resolved to make one more ap- peal to his fastidious judgment , and accordingly sealed and directed the roll of paper . Weary but sleepless , she pushed back the heavy folds of hair that had ...
... thought exceedingly doubtful ; but she had resolved to make one more ap- peal to his fastidious judgment , and accordingly sealed and directed the roll of paper . Weary but sleepless , she pushed back the heavy folds of hair that had ...
Page 304
... thought of my little book . Oh ! I have been so hungry for home praise ! I sent the very earli est copies to you and to Mr. Hammond , and I thought it so hard that you never mentioned them at all . " " My dear , it was my fault , and I ...
... thought of my little book . Oh ! I have been so hungry for home praise ! I sent the very earli est copies to you and to Mr. Hammond , and I thought it so hard that you never mentioned them at all . " " My dear , it was my fault , and I ...
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