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 39
... tion . While his own fortune was handsome and abundant , he married the orphan of a rich banker , who survived her father only a short time , and died leaving Mr. Murray childless . After a few years , when the frosts of age fell upon ...
... tion . While his own fortune was handsome and abundant , he married the orphan of a rich banker , who survived her father only a short time , and died leaving Mr. Murray childless . After a few years , when the frosts of age fell upon ...
Page 274
... tion of steel or brass . You are probably not aware of the great change which has taken place in your appearance during the last three months . Hitherto circumstances may have left you no alter- native , but one is now offered you . My ...
... tion of steel or brass . You are probably not aware of the great change which has taken place in your appearance during the last three months . Hitherto circumstances may have left you no alter- native , but one is now offered you . My ...
Page 357
... tion had until this instant escaped her cursory glance . It was from Mr. Hammond , and contained an account of Mr. Murray's ordina- tion . She read and re - read it , with a half - bewildered expression in her countenance , for the joy ...
... tion had until this instant escaped her cursory glance . It was from Mr. Hammond , and contained an account of Mr. Murray's ordina- tion . She read and re - read it , with a half - bewildered expression in her countenance , for the joy ...
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