Augusta Jane Evans

Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was a nineteenth century novelist and an important member of Mobile's literary elite. Her sentimental novels promoted a romanticized view of the South, particularly as they related to the Civil War and the roles of women in southern society.

engraving of Augusta Wilson as a young woman, shown seated with a closed book and flowers
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
engraving of Augusta Wilson as a young woman, shown seated with a closed book and flowers