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- Augusta Evans Wilson, 1835-1909
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- 2015
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
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A comprehensive biography of Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, one of the nineteenth-century America’s best-selling authors
A fascinating biography about Augusta Jane Evans, a nearly forgotten writer who was nevertheless one of the most popular writers of her era. She wrote nine novels about southern women, including St. Elmo, which sold a staggering one million copies within four months of its release in 1866. William Fidler traces the life of Augusta Jane Evans from her birth in 1835 in Columbus, Georgia till her death in Alabama in 1909.
A fascinating biography about Augusta Jane Evans, a nearly forgotten writer who was nevertheless one of the most popular writers of her era. She wrote nine novels about southern women, including St. Elmo, which sold a staggering one million copies within four months of its release in 1866. William Fidler traces the life of Augusta Jane Evans from her birth in 1835 in Columbus, Georgia till her death in Alabama in 1909.
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- III. San Antonio (1845-1849)
- pp. 24-35
- IV. Mobile and Inez (1849-1855)
- pp. 36-46
- VII. A Celebrity (1859-1860)
- pp. 68-83
- IX. Macaria (1863-1864)
- pp. 105-114
- X. Crusader for a Lost Cause (1864-1867)
- pp. 115-127
- XI. St. Elmo (1867)
- pp. 128-144
- XII. Marriage and Ashland (1868)
- pp. 145-165
- XIII. Vashti (1869-1875)
- pp. 166-176
- XIV. Infelice and Tiberius (1875-1887)
- pp. 177-195
- XV. Last Days (1887-1909)
- pp. 196-215
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817390136
Related ISBN(s)
9780817350260
MARC Record
OCLC
580584059
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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