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 68
... words he had spoken to her on that calm afternoon when , in the fiery light of a dying day , he was gathered to his ... word and look and gesture ; even the thrill of horror that shook her limbs when she kissed the lips that death had ...
... words he had spoken to her on that calm afternoon when , in the fiery light of a dying day , he was gathered to his ... word and look and gesture ; even the thrill of horror that shook her limbs when she kissed the lips that death had ...
Page 197
... words that sink you deeper and deeper in shameful duplicity ! Poor Gertrude ! How entirely you mistake your lover's character ! How your love will change to scorn and detestation ! " In vain she endeavoured to wrench away his arm , a ...
... words that sink you deeper and deeper in shameful duplicity ! Poor Gertrude ! How entirely you mistake your lover's character ! How your love will change to scorn and detestation ! " In vain she endeavoured to wrench away his arm , a ...
Page 260
... words : ' For all may have , If they dare choose , a glorious life or grave ! ' and the years to come may , by the grace of God , more than cancel those that have gone by . " " What have I to hope for - in time or eternity ? Oh ! none ...
... words : ' For all may have , If they dare choose , a glorious life or grave ! ' and the years to come may , by the grace of God , more than cancel those that have gone by . " " What have I to hope for - in time or eternity ? Oh ! none ...
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