ST. ELMO (A CHRISTIAN NOVEL

ST. ELMO....IS DEEP READING WITH GOOD CHRISTIAN STANDARDS. YOU WILL LOVE ALL THE REFERENCES AND QUOTES FROM FAMOUS AUTHORS AND PHILOSOPHERS. IT'S ALL ABOUT A REAL-LIFE
HERO WHO HAS REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS TO CONQUER. DEFINTELY A RECOMMENDED READ! 510 PAGES IN PRINT!
Here is one readers recommendation..."It is the greatest book I have ever owned not counting the Bible."

St. Elmo is a wonderful, thought-provoking book which will leave you encouraged and inspired. The heroine is a wonderful model for all young women, and the intelligence of the author, with her continuous allusions to other books and situations, will also leave you inspired and desirous to seek knowledge and wisdom. All in all, this book serves a challenge for the mind, and an inspiration for the soul.

The romantic story follows the adventures of Edna Earl whose parents have died and finds herself on her own when her grandfather also passes. She decides to get on a train and head for work in a factory, when there is a train derailment, causing her a serious leg injury. She's taken in by a wealthy widow, Mrs. Murray. Seeing Edna's great thirst for knowledge, she sets up her education with Mr. Manning, who also was the town's preacher back in the day. After numerous travels, St. Elmo Murray enters, a bitter disillusioned wealthy man who has thoroughly debauched himself. His stern pessimistic manner makes most fear him. As the novel progresses, Edna develops into an accomplished writer whose books are quite popular.

The novel may seem a bit melodramatic by today's standards. Edna is so so good! She is so moral and Christian that she can't forgive the man she loves for his transgressions; so chooses to live independently, turning down a line of potential suitors. A product of its times perhaps, Edna eschews women's right to vote, preferring to see them excel in the home. This may be a bit too retrograde for today's woman, but was interesting to me in the context of its time

The story is nevertheless compelling. Edna teaches a young boy named Felix. Their relationship is very tenderly described.

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.

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.

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 will be hard for you to put it down!

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