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 93
... turned it , but even then he paused and scrutinized her face . It was flushed , and wore a proud , defiant , grieved look ; his own was colourless as the marble that reflected it , and she felt the heavy , rapid beating of his blood ...
... turned it , but even then he paused and scrutinized her face . It was flushed , and wore a proud , defiant , grieved look ; his own was colourless as the marble that reflected it , and she felt the heavy , rapid beating of his blood ...
Page 146
... turned from her , and hoping to escape unnoticed , she was retracing her steps when he rose . " Come in , Edna . I am waiting for you , for I knew you would be here some time before day . " Taking the candle from her hand , he held it ...
... turned from her , and hoping to escape unnoticed , she was retracing her steps when he rose . " Come in , Edna . I am waiting for you , for I knew you would be here some time before day . " Taking the candle from her hand , he held it ...
Page 247
... turned them to her . " Miss Earl , I have received several documents of a similar char- acter , asking for your address . Do you still desire to write incogni- to , or do you wish your name given to your admirers ? " " That is a matter ...
... turned them to her . " Miss Earl , I have received several documents of a similar char- acter , asking for your address . Do you still desire to write incogni- to , or do you wish your name given to your admirers ? " " That is a matter ...
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