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This book was burned by some protesters. After the war closed, Wilson travelled to New York with the copy of St. Elmo, which was speedily published and met with great success.

Augusta Jane Wilson, or Augusta Evans Wilson, (May 8, 1835 - May 9, 1909) was an American Southern author and one of the pillars of Southern literature.She was born Augusta Jane Evans on May 8, 1835, in Columbus, Georgia.

"Inez" from Augusta Jane Evans. American Southern author and one of the pillars of Southern literature (1835-1909).

Orphaned at a young age, Edna Earl is adopted by Mrs. Murray. Edna encounters numerous conflicts with Mrs. Murray's son, the Byronic St. Elmo, a harsh, cruel man with a dark past.

The reissue of this volume will do much to garner Evans a well-deserved place in the existing body of American literature, and especially southern and women’s literature.