The Rosary — Florence Louisa Barclay

The Rosary by Florence L Barclay first published in 1909 The Rosary tells the story of Jane Champion and Garth Dalmain The Honourable Jane is plain exceedingly frank and a fiercely loyal friend In the words of Ms Barclay She had once been described by one who saw below the surface as a perfectly beautiful woman in an absolutely plain shell Garth Dalmain the artistic and sensitive hero is as blessed in appearance as Jane is not He is the fun gifted bachelor that every woman is out to catch After years of friendship one night Garth hears Jane sing for the first time and the veil is lifted He declares his love to her but Jane does not believe it will last Then things get interesting In digging through these lost novels as we do on this site it s so much fun to find one like this that is truly engrossing from the first pages and as deeply moving as any Brontë or Austen work