


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...



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...


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...



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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...



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,...

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,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...



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...




St. Elmo, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole...
