The Rosary

* Newly Annotated and illustrated edition of the original 1909 Novel
* Includes biography chapter of author Florence L. Barclay by Sharon Rich
* Annotated discussion from 1948 letters by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, as they planned to make a film version of the novel.
* Biographical information about the careers and lives of MGM stars Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and where "The Rosary" fit into their career plans.
* Illustrations and photos include the original sheet music of the song "The Rosary" upon which the book was based, plus rare photos.

A runaway best seller in 1910, forgotten by 1930, Florence L. Barclay's novel THE ROSARY was re-discovered by movie star Nelson Eddy in 1948 as a possible film vehicle for himself and screen singing partner, Jeanette MacDonald. A new introduction by MacDonald-Eddy authority Sharon Rich provides a biographical chapter about Florence L. Barclay and explains the MacDonald/Eddy attempt to make a film version in 1948. Included are their letters dated from 1948, discussing the ironic similarities of their lives at that time to the main characters of the book. "The story is so like the course of our own lives it was amazing." wrote Jeanette MacDonald to Nelson Eddy in a 1948 letter. "It is such a beautiful story." Along with the new biography, the original sheet music, poem, background information and comments from MacDonald and Eddy are rare photos of both Barclay and her family, and the beloved film stars.