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What were Augusta Jane Evans' early years like?
As a young girl in 19th-century America, Augusta Jane Evans received little in the way of a formal education. However, she became a voracious reader at an early age.
Did Augusta Jane Evans stay in Columbus for her entire childhood
Augusta Jane Evans' father moved his family of ten from Georgia for Alabama, and scarcely ten when they moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1845.
Was Augusta Jane Evans poor growing up?
Augusta Jane Evans' father suffered bankruptcy and lost the family's Sherwood Hall property in the 1840s.
Did things ever improve for Augusta Jane Evans' family?
Augusta Jane Evans wrote Beulah, at age 18. It sold well, selling over 22,000 copies during its first year of publication.Her family used the proceeds to purchase Georgia Cottage.
Did Augusta Jane Evans have any brothers or sisters?
Augusta Jane Evans was the eldest child of the family of ten.
Was Augusta Jane Evans' childhood overall happy?
When did Augusta Jane Evans begin writing?
In 1850, at the age of fifteen, Augusta Jane Evans wrote Inez: A Tale of the Alamo, a sentimental, moralistic, anti-Catholic love story.

Question: Was it a success?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Augusta Jane Evans' Inez: A Tale of the Alamo a success?