The Rosary
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- For the Roman Catholic prayer beads, see Rosary
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| Author | Florence L. Barclay |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Released | 1909 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 390 pp |
| ISBN | NA & reissue ISBN 0-9711998-7-6 |
The Rosary is a book by Florence L. Barclay, originally published in late 1909. A new edition features a new introduction by Sharon Rich and comments by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy ISBN 0-9711998-7-6.
The following blurb is from the back of the book and used with author Sharon Rich's permission.
A runaway best seller in 1910, forgotten by 1930, Barclay’s novel The Rosary was re-discovered by movie star Nelson Eddy in 1948 as a possible film vehicle for himself and frequent co-star Jeanette MacDonald. In contemporary letters, we learn that Nelson had read the book in his youth, then gave it as a gift to Jeanette at the height of their romance. A new introduction by Sharon Rich explains their attempts to make a film version in the late 1940s and the ironic similarities to the main characters of the novel. “The story is so like the course of our own lives it was amazing.” wrote Jeanette to Nelson in a 1948 letter. “It is such a beautiful story.” The Jane Eyre-like story would have made a fabulous film comeback for them. Includes comments from MacDonald and Eddy, rare photos, plus a detailed history of the original novel and its author.
[edit] External links
- The Rosary, available at Project Gutenberg.
