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 woman named Edna Earl, but their relationship is complicated by their different backgrounds and social status. As the story unfolds, St. Elmo faces numerous challenges and obstacles, including a bitter rivalry with his childhood friend, Murray Hammond, and a devastating illness that threatens to destroy his dreams and ambitions. Despite these challenges, St. Elmo remains determined to succeed and to win the heart of Edna, even as he faces the harsh realities of life in the post-Civil War South. With its vivid descriptions of Southern society and its complex characters, St. Elmo is a compelling and timeless tale of love, ambition, and the struggle for self-discovery.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.