A slender girl of twelve years¿ growth steadied a pail of water on her head with both dimpled arms thrown up in ancient classic Caryatides attitude; and pausing a moment beside the spring stood fronting the great golden dawn¿watching for the first level ray of the coming sun and chanting the prayer of Habakkuk.
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Classic Victorian Novel,
By Joanna Athey (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: St. Elmo (Early Best Sellers) (Library Binding)
This classic Victorian novel popular in its time is a fine example of descriptive writing at its best. It will entertain as well as educate the most prolific of readers with references to world-wide geographic locations, foreign phraseology, and descriptive paragraphs that are refreshing different to 21st century reading. A tale of romance and intrigue woven with Christian morality will delight the reader into imagining themselves present in an era now passed. I can see why it was a favorite of my grandmother and will remain a favorite with me.
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St. Elmo's rise to a state of enlightenment,
By Robert Underwood (Austin, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: St. Elmo (Hardcover)
Although the book chronicles the life of Edna Earl from childhood into adult life, it was titled, 'St. Elmo.' Edna Earl maintained a very high sense of morality, and strongly valued her belief system and her integrity. It was this sense of morality, expressed through her confident personality, that resulted in the eventual 'spiritual reawakening' of St. Elmo Murray. St. Elmo was truly 'born again' as a man and as a spiritual being. His turnaround from an angry, misanthropic individual into an enlightened individual was remarkable. It was Edna Earl who triggered this awakening in him. Therefore, naming the book 'St. Elmo' was a testament his receiving of grace. Agusta Jane Evans was an outstanding writer, as good as any whose books I have ever read.
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St. Elmo is a challenging, captivating and thought provoking,
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This review is from: St. Elmo (Hardcover)
The Story was written over 100 years ago, and is about an orphan girl and her development into a woman. The first few chapters are hard to get through, but you'll be hooked by Chapt. 4. The author frequently refers to other literary works by Dante, Schiller, the Bible, etc., which you may or may not have already read, but the story-line is captivating and unpredictable. It was hard to put it down. I thoroughly loved it, and highly recommend it to others. When you walk away from it, you'll still have a lot to think over.
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Miss Earl, New York, Sir Roger, Edna Earl, Gordon Leigh, Aaron Hunt, Elmo Murray, Miss Harding, Taj Mahal, Miss Edna, Murray Hammond, Agnes Powell, Aunt Ellen, Uncle Allan, Estelle Harding, Douglass Manning, While Edna, Miss Morton, Peter Wood, Uncle Grey, Allan Hammond, Lord God, Clinton Allston, Old World, New England Browse Sample Pages:
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Miss Earl, New York, Sir Roger, Edna Earl, Gordon Leigh, Aaron Hunt, Elmo Murray, Miss Harding, Taj Mahal, Miss Edna, Murray Hammond, Agnes Powell, Aunt Ellen, Uncle Allan, Estelle Harding, Douglass Manning, While Edna, Miss Morton, Peter Wood, Uncle Grey, Allan Hammond, Lord God, Clinton Allston, Old World, New England Browse Sample Pages:
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