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 192
... touch ; then she threw her head back with a wild laugh , a scream of delight . my " Oh ! I see ! Thank God , I see my father's face ! My dear pa ! own dear pa ! ! " For some moments she hung over the sufferer , kissing him , mur- muring ...
... touch ; then she threw her head back with a wild laugh , a scream of delight . my " Oh ! I see ! Thank God , I see my father's face ! My dear pa ! own dear pa ! ! " For some moments she hung over the sufferer , kissing him , mur- muring ...
Page 197
... touch of Gertrude's lips and arms still on yours , you come to me and dare to perjure yourself ! O Mr. Murray ! Mr. Murray ! I did not believe you capable of such despicable dissimulation ! In the catalogue of your sins , I never ...
... touch of Gertrude's lips and arms still on yours , you come to me and dare to perjure yourself ! O Mr. Murray ! Mr. Murray ! I did not believe you capable of such despicable dissimulation ! In the catalogue of your sins , I never ...
Page 206
... touch of your lips ! I dared not look at you , lest I should lose my self - control . The belief that Gordon was a success- full rival sealed my lips on that occasion ; and ah ! the dreary wretchedness of the days of suspense that ...
... touch of your lips ! I dared not look at you , lest I should lose my self - control . The belief that Gordon was a success- full rival sealed my lips on that occasion ; and ah ! the dreary wretchedness of the days of suspense that ...
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