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St. 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... Read Full Overview

Augusta J. Evans was a Southern author who opened a hospital for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War in Mobile, Alabama. Of Evans' nine books St Elmo is her most well known. Her beautiful writing style can be seen from her opening sentences, which read, "He stood and measured... Read Full Overview

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St. Elmo is a novel by American author Augusta Jane Evans published in 1866. Featuring the sexual tension between the protagonist St. Elmo, a cynical man, and the heroine Edna Earl, a beautiful and devout girl, the novel became one of the most popular novels of the 19th century... Read Full Overview

St. Elmo is a novel by Augusta Evans Wilson, first published in 1866. The story follows the life of the titular character, St. Elmo Murray, a brilliant and ambitious young man who struggles to find his place in the world. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful and intelligent... Read Full Overview

Published in 1866, this sweeping romance tells the story of St. Elmo Murray, a handsome and proud Southern lawyer, and his love for the beautiful and headstrong Edna Earl. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, this novel explores themes of passion,... Read Full Overview

Published in 1866, this sweeping romance tells the story of St. Elmo Murray, a handsome and proud Southern lawyer, and his love for the beautiful and headstrong Edna Earl. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, this novel explores themes of passion,... Read Full Overview

St. Elmo explores the emotional and moral evolution of a young individual whose tranquil existence is disrupted by a tragic act of violence. The narrative begins with a serene rural life that is soon overshadowed by the witnessing of a fatal duel, a moment that transforms innocence... Read Full Overview

St. Elmo - A novel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we... Read Full Overview

A slender girl of twelve years' growth steadied a pail of water on her head with both dimpled arms thrown up in ancient classic Caryatides attitude; and pausing a moment beside the spring stood fronting the great golden dawn-watching for the first level ray of the coming sun... Read Full Overview

St. Elmo

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview