Publisher's Synopsis
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 and intelligent young woman from a wealthy family. However, Edna is engaged to a wealthy but morally corrupt man named Murray Hammond.As the story progresses, St. Elmo faces various challenges and obstacles on his path to success, including financial difficulties, personal struggles, and a tragic accident that leaves him paralyzed. Meanwhile, Edna is torn between her loyalty to her fianc����� and her growing feelings for St. Elmo.The novel explores themes such as love, ambition, morality, and the struggle between duty and desire. It also offers a vivid portrayal of life in the American South during the mid-19th century, including the social, political, and economic issues of the time.St. Elmo was a best-selling novel in its time and is considered a classic of Southern literature. It has been adapted into several films and stage productions over the years.1866. Wilson has been called the foremost Southern novelist of her time. She wrote nine books of which St. Elmo is her most well-known. The book begins: He stood and measured the earth; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow. These words of the prophet upon Shigionoth were sung by a sweet, happy, childish voice, and to a strange, wild, anomalous tune-solemn as the Hebrew chant of Deborah, and fully as triumphant. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
