Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
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Brief Biography
Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was born into a privileged family in Columbus, Georgia, but relocated to Mobile, Alabama, after her father’s business went bankrupt during the economic depression of the 1840s. Evans Wilson began writing to help her family financially, and she found success as a novelist. Her novels, including Beulah and Macaria, were popular and sold well. Evans Wilson continued writing and publishing novels until her passing in 1909.
Publications
Inez, a Tale of the Alamo. New York; Harper & Brothers, 1855.
Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice. Richmond; West, and Johnson, 1864.
St. Elmo. New York; Grossett & Dunlap, 1866.
Vashti; or, "Until Death Do Us Part." New York; Carleton, 1869.
Beulah. New York; Carleton, 1869.
At the Mercy of Tiberius. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1887.
Infelice. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1889.
A Speckled Bird. New York; A. L. Burt, 1902.
Devota. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1907.
Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice. Richmond; West, and Johnson, 1864.
St. Elmo. New York; Grossett & Dunlap, 1866.
Vashti; or, "Until Death Do Us Part." New York; Carleton, 1869.
Beulah. New York; Carleton, 1869.
At the Mercy of Tiberius. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1887.
Infelice. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1889.
A Speckled Bird. New York; A. L. Burt, 1902.
Devota. New York; G. W. Dillingham, 1907.
Themes
Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was among only a handful of women earning a sizable income from their writing in nineteenth-century America. Her domestic novels advocated the importance of women's intellectual development, discussed religious themes and morality, and reflected her commitment to the southern cause during the Civil War.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Augusta Jane Evans, “Augusta Jane Evans Wilson,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/675.