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What was the critical response to Augusta Jane Evans?
Critics have praised the intellectual competence of Augusta Jane Evans' female characters, but as her heroes eventually succumb to traditional values, Wilson has been described as an antifeminist.
What was Augusta Jane Evans' most important female character?
Critics have praised the intellectual competence of Augusta Jane Evans' female characters such as Edna Earl.
What book was Augusta Jane Evans' Edna Earl in?
Augusta Jane Evans' St. Elmo featured the sexual tension between the protagonist St. Elmo, a cynical man, and the heroine Edna Earl, a beautiful and devout girl.
What other books did Augusta Jane Evans write besides St. Elmo?
Augusta Jane Evans' later works, Vashti; Infelice; and At the Mercy of Tiberius had phenomenal success.
What else did critics have to say about Augusta Jane Evans?
Of St. Elmo one critic maintained, the trouble with the heroine of St. Elmo was that she swallowed an unabridged dictionary.“
Who did Augusta Jane Evans' critics write for?

Question: Did Evans have a response for the critics?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Augusta Jane Evans have a response to critics?