Augusta Jane Evans Critical response what was the response to Augusta Evans? Critics have praised the intellectual competence of her female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist. what was her most important female character? Edna Earl, became the namesake of Eudora Welty's heroine what book was Edna Earl in? St. Elmo
what other books did she write?
what other books did Augusta Jane Evans write besides St. Elmo?
Augusta Evans Wilson was not a professional writer and her style was severely criticized as "pedantic." She wrote in the domestic, sentimental style of the Victorian Age. Critics have praised the intellectual competence of her female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist. Of St. Elmo one critic maintained, "the trouble with the heroine of St. Elmo was that she swallowed an unabridged dictionary." Wilson was the first American woman author to earn over $100,000. This would be a record unsurpassed until Edith Wharton.  Macaria, or Altars of Sacrifice, published in 1864, was popular with Southerners and Northerners alike. Melissa Homestead writes that the transportation of the novel to New York was deliberate, done in installments and nearly simultaneous with the novel's preparation for publication in the South. Thus, while previous critics, scholars and biographers have all treated Macaria's appearance in the North as unauthorized, the truth is much more meaningful. Some scholars say that by dispensing with the romantic notion that the novel appeared in a "bootleg" edition, Homestead debunks the hard and fast distinction between Northern and Southern readerships as an invention of historians and critics rather than an accurate reflection of reading practices of the period. However, a great number of discrepancies exist between the version published in the North and the version published in the South, which remove huge portions of the text which romanticize the Southern heroes that are portrayed.  Her novel St. Elmo was her most famous and it was frequently adapted for both the stage and screen. It inspired the naming of towns, hotels, steamboats, and a cigar brand. The book's heroine, Edna Earl, became the namesake of Eudora Welty's heroine (Edna Earle Ponder) in The Ponder Heart published in 1954. The novel also inspired a parody of itself called St. Twel'mo, or the Cuneiform Cyclopedist of Chattanooga (1867) by Charles Henry Webb. CANNOTANSWER
Altars of Sacrifice,
Letters to Judy: What Kids Wish They Could Tell You is a book published by Judy Blume in 1986. It is not a novel, but a collection of letters from children with responses from Blume.

Blume quotes correspondence she receives asking for advice, written by readers of her children's books, boys and girls who feel unable to confide in their parents. The letters come from children, ranging from 10 years old through the teens, who write about specific problems most of which Blume has addressed in her novels. Some of these kids are rejected by peers; others feel neglected at home or hurt by divorce. A divorced mother herself, Blume is sympathetic to the young people who write to her and sympathizes with parents as well; she intends this book to help them become more aware of their children's needs.

1986 children's books
Children's non-fiction books
Books by Judy Blume
Collections of letters
American children's books Alex Brown is a No.1 bestselling British author and columnist, of eleven books including the hugely popular Carrington's series, The Great Christmas Knit Off, The Great Village Show, The Secret of Orchard Cottage and A Postcard from Italy. Her uplifting books are published worldwide and have been translated into seven languages.

Formerly the City Girl columnist for The London Paper, she signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins publishers to write the Carrington's series of novels. In 2014 she signed a second three-book deal with HarperCollins to write the Tindledale series.

Biography 
Alexandra was born in Brighton and worked in financial services for many years. After leaving the corporate world she won a competition to write the weekly City Girl column for The London Paper.

Alexandra was well known for writing the City Girl column for the London Paper. This role began in 2006 following a competition win. She has also written short stories and articles for a wide range of magazines, including Prima and Cosmopolitan.

She got her first book deal after meeting a HarperCollins editor at a Romantic Novelists' Association party, and they worked together on what was to become the Carrington's series. In 2014, HarperCollins signed her to write a further series of three books set in the fictional village of Tindledale.

Personal life 
Brown lives by the sea in Kent with her husband, daughter and two very glossy black Labradors

Brown says she is superstitious and needs to light a candle before she sits down to write.

Brown says she also enjoys knitting and attending Northern Soul nights and is a passionate supporter of charities working with care leavers and vulnerable members of society

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Women columnists The Sword of Knowledge is a trilogy of shared world fantasy novels credited to the authors C. J. Cherryh, Leslie Fish, Nancy Asire, and Mercedes Lackey.  The three novels in the series were all published by Baen Books in 1989:  A Dirge for Sabis (Cherryh and Fish), Wizard Spawn (Cherryh and Asire), and Reap the Whirlwind (Cherryh and Lackey).  The books were first released as a complete trilogy in an omnibus edition in 1995.

Although Cherryh is credited as a co-author on each of the books, she apparently did not write any of them.  She did write a foreword for each book and may have helped plan the storylines, and therefore was credited as a co-author for all three novels.  The publisher, however, eliminated Cherryh's introduction from most or all editions of the book.

The novels are unusual for the genre in their treatment of magic.  Specifically, although wizards exist in the books, they do not cast magic spells in the manner typical of works of high fantasy or tales of Sword and Sorcery.  Instead, individuals with magical powers in these books are capable of only two feats:  wishing good things upon people, and wishing ill upon people.

Additionally, the books take place in a culture beginning to develop cannon and other technology appropriate for a Late Middle Ages-style setting.  Because of the limits of magical powers in these books and the technical developments portrayed in them, the novels could be considered examples of the Low Fantasy subgenre.

References
 Cherryh, C. J. and Leslie Fish.  A Dirge for Sabis, Baen Books, 1989.
 Cherryh, C. J. and Nancy Asire.  Wizard Spawn, Baen Books, 1989.
 Cherryh, C. J. and Mercedes Lackey.  Reap the Whirlwind, Baen Books, 1989.
 Cherryh, C. J. et al.  The Sword of Knowledge (Omnibus), Baen Books, 1995 (Paperback); 2005 (Hardcover).

C. J. Cherryh
Fantasy novel series
1989 novels
Baen Books books