"The Rosary" is a beautiful love story written by Florence L. Barclay. The Honorable Jane Champion wins the heart of Gareth Dalmain. She loves him in return, but she does not trust him since she is quite plain and he is well known for being a big admirer of beauty. She makes the decision to believe him, but then she finds that he was engaged in a hunting accident that left him blind. She wants to see him, but he is unwilling to see her since he only wants her love, not her sympathy. She gets a job as his nurse under a false identity with the assistance of their mutual acquaintance and doctor, and as a result, gets to know the "new" Gareth. The story has a strong sense of nobility, dignity, and faithfulness. Read the complete novel to know how the lovers overcame all barriers to the perfection of their love.
Florence L. Barclay was an English author of romantic novels and short stories who lived from 2 December 1862 to 10 March 1921. The daughter of the local Anglican priest, Florence Louisa Charlesworth was born in Limpsfield, Surrey, England. She was one of three girls and the sister of Salvation Army commander and Volunteers of America co-founder Maud Ballington Booth. The family relocated to Limehouse in the Tower Hamlets neighborhood of London when Florence was seven years old. In total, Florence Barclay produced eleven novels, one of which was non-fiction. A silent film with the same name based on her 1910 book The Mistress of Shenstone was released in 1921. The Spring Romance Number, a special edition of the Ladies Home Journal, published her short story, "Under the Mulberry Tree," on May 11, 1911. The novel's ongoing appeal led Sunday Circle magazine to serialize the story more than 25 years later, and in 1926, renowned French playwright Alexandre Bisson transformed the book into a three-act drama for the Parisian stage. In 1921, Florence Barclay passed away at the age of 58. In that same year, G. P. Putnam's Sons anonymously released The Life of Florence Barclay: a Study in Personality "by one of Her Daughters."
