St. Elmo

by Augusta Jane Evans and Diane Roberts Evans

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000G3HRYI
• Release Date: January 1896
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Classic Victorian Novel

This classic Victorian novel popular in its time is a fine example of descriptive writing at its best. It will entertain as well as educate the most prolific of readers with references to world-wide geographic locations, foreign phraseology, and descriptive paragraphs that are refreshing different to 21st century reading. A tale of romance and intrigue woven with Christian morality will delight the reader into imagining themselves present in an era now passed. I can see why it was a favorite of my grandmother and will remain a favorite with me.

St. Elmo's rise to a state of enlightenment

Although the book chronicles the life of Edna Earl from childhood into adult life, it was titled, 'St. Elmo.' Edna Earl maintained a very high sense of morality, and strongly valued her belief system and her integrity. It was this sense of morality, expressed through her confident personality, that resulted in the eventual 'spiritual reawakening' of St. Elmo Murray. St. Elmo was truly 'born again' as a man and as a spiritual being. His turnaround from an angry, misanthropic individual into an enlightened individual was remarkable. It was Edna Earl who triggered this awakening in him. Therefore, naming the book 'St. Elmo' was a testament his receiving of grace. Agusta Jane Evans was an outstanding writer, as good as any whose books I have ever read.

A magnificent book

I have read this book threetimes. The first was when I was a teenager no more than l4 years. I read it again soon after I was married at twehty three. The first two times were borrowed books - I then found it still in print so I finally bought my own copy. I treasure it and probably will read it again for the fourth time. It is the greatest book I have ever owned not counting the Bible.

St. Elmo is challenging and inspiring.

St. Elmo is a wonderful, thought-provoking book which will leave you encouraged and inspired. The heroine is a wonderful model for all young women, and the intelligence of the author, with her continuous allusions to other books and situations, will also leave you inspired and desirous to seek knowledge and wisdom. All in all, this book serves a challenge for the mind, and an inspiration for the soul. I would highly recommend it.

St. Elmo is a challenging, captivating and thought provoking

The Story was written over 100 years ago, and is about an orphan girl and her development into a woman. The first few chapters are hard to get through, but you'll be hooked by Chapt. 4. The author frequently refers to other literary works by Dante, Schiller, the Bible, etc., which you may or may not have already read, but the story-line is captivating and unpredictable. It was hard to put it down. I thoroughly loved it, and highly recommend it to others. When you walk away from it, you'll still have a lot to think over.