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Lifetime: 1835 - 1909 Passed: ≈ 115 years ago

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Augusta Jane Evans

Books by Augusta Jane Evans

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St. Elmo

Romance Fiction Drama Novel
19th century Love Morality Beauty Religion Redemption Romance Mythology Social Class Passion Cynicism Southern Literature

St. Elmo, by Augusta Jane Evans, is a sweeping romance novel set in the antebellum South. It tells the story of Edna, a beautiful and virtuous young woman, and St. Elmo, a cynical and worldly man, their love story unfolding against the backdrop of so...