St. Elmo by Augusta J. Evans
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"St. Elmo" by Augusta J. Evans is a novel published in 1866. The story centers on the charged relationship between St. Elmo, a cynical man, and Edna Earl, a devout and intellectual young woman. Set in the aftermath of the Civil War, the novel explores themes of female agency, redemption, and the power of women to transform fallen men. It became a cultural phenomenon, selling a million copies within four months and
inspiring numerous adaptations, though its complex treatment of women's roles sparked both admiration and controversy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 |
|---|---|
| Title | St. Elmo |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4553 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-04553-5 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 808 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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