Augusta Jane Evans
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Augusta Jane Evans Net Worth

Augusta Jane Evans was a nineteenth-century southern writer born in Columbus, GA on May 8, 1835. She is renowned for her nine novels, which are characterized by their sentimental, Victorian literary style and domestic themes. Her most famous works include Inez (1850), Beulah (1859), Macaria (1863), St. Elmo (1866), and Vashti (1869).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 8, 1835
Birth Place Columbus, GA
Age 184 YEARS OLD
Died On May 9, 1909 (age 74)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

A nineteenth-century southern Writer, she published nine novels, including Inez (1850), Beulah (1859), Macaria (1863), St. Elmo (1866), and Vashti (1869). She is known for her sentimental, Victorian literary style and for the domestic themes of her works.

Before Fame

She was a staunch supporter of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Her 1863 novel, Macaria, in fact, is considered a masterpiece of Confederate propaganda.

Trivia

She wrote her first novel at the age of fifteen.

Family Life

She was engaged to James Reed Spalding, but broke off the engagement because Spalding had Union sympathies. She married Confederate veteran Lorenzo Madison Wilson in 1868.

Associated With

She was a supporter of the Confederacy and opposed Abraham Lincoln.

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