Can I give this 6 stars? Or more? It was so, so sweet, and I am learning that I really love these obscure books written around the turn of the 20th century. The dialogue was rich and thoughtful and the characters were all just entirely lovable. There was a strong sense of nobility, dignity, and faithfulness that was part of the plot. It was just great. ( )

En la obra, el amor que siente Garth por Jane está lleno de cortesía y de respeto, al mismo tiempo que de devoción, de perseverancia y de mesura que no empañan el ardor de la pasión. Jane al considerarse una mujer fea, no cree que el amor de Garth, apasionado por todo cuanto sea bello, pueda soportar el paso del tiempo, al no ser el suyo “uno de esos rostros que se desearía tener siempre ante la vista y que hacen pensar con deleite en la posibilidad de verlos todos los días ante la mesa”. La inseguridad de Jane lleva a la pareja a una dolorosa separación, que según la fe religiosa de ambos es la cruz que deben soportar.

A romance from 1910. The Rosary is a song, nothing to do with faith. The language is very flowery and the plot is slow-moving. Meh ( )

To the great confusion of Catholic readers over the past century and a bit, there is no actual rosary in this novel. The title is that of an oddly-named sentimental ballad which the female protagonist sings in a domestic concert, awakening her male counterpart to recognize her sterling qualities.

The characters are rather well-realized and the writing is very good. The plot would do for a Harlequin romance of the 1960s (Hero is blind! How can he be brought to realize that heroine loves -- not pities -- him! Cue plots and deceptions!) but it really is much better fleshed-out, and the author's viewpoint on religion and theology is correct (for an Anglican) and well-expressed.

I own this book because my grandmother gave a copy to my grandfather in 1939, being very young and apparently not realizing that her husband really wasn't a romance-reading kind of fellow. ( )

this quote summarize the whole theme of the novel...
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart"
Kahlil Gibran
i read it, and really enjoyed...

talks about the inner beauty And the extent to which it can overcome the beauty of appearance......and that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.....

The story of Jean Champion .. a Woman in her thirties ,

she is simple looking but has a sweet voice and is talented in playing piano ....
Garth .. A young man who is very handsome, and wealthy .. Well-known, as a painter with great skills ...
during one of the concerts, attended by both, the singer didnt come , Jane replaced her.. she agreed to sing but was .. too shy to sing in front of people ...

she sang the rosary:



The hours I spent with thee, dear heart
Are as a string of pearls to me
I count them over, ev'ry one apart
My rosary, my rosary

Each hour a pearl, each pearl a prayer
To still a heart in absence wrung
I tell each bead unto the end
And there a cross is hung

O, memories that bless and burn
O, barren gain and bitter loss
I kiss each bead and strive at last to learn
To kiss the cross, sweet heart, to kiss the cross

her soft and affectionate voice and the tone of nostalgia in her song
Garth was completely surprised! ..her beautiful soul was unfolded and her sweetness!


he asks to marry her but she rejected his love as he is a (boy)and too young,for her!
Jane was not ugly, but her excessive sensitivity make her feel that she didnt deserve his love..

he was hurted as he love her deeply and see her prettiness and beauty,,,

the story makes you want to keep reading till you find out how the lovers reunite.....


this novel takes you to the perfect love emotions....

If you like stories like Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Sense and Sensibility, you'll enjoy this....

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