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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

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

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

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... 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

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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St. Elmo is a novel written by Augusta Evans Wilson, first published in 1866. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the life of St. Elmo Thornton, a talented and ambitious young man who aspires to be a great lawyer. He is also deeply in love with Edna Earl, a beautiful... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans

Reproduction of the original: St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans

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... Read Full Overview