American author Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was born #OTD in 1835.
Her literary career began early; she published her first novel, "Inez: A Tale of the Alamo," in 1855 when she was only 20 years old. Wilson's most famous novel, "St. Elmo," published in 1866. Her other significant works include "Beulah", and "Macaria", a novel that was banned in the North during the Civil War for its Confederate sympathies.
Books by Augusta Jane Evans at PG:
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