Mariquita

Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Historical, Literary
Cover of the book Mariquita by John Ayscough, Serapis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Ayscough ISBN: 1230000262572
Publisher: Serapis Publication: August 22, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: John Ayscough
ISBN: 1230000262572
Publisher: Serapis
Publication: August 22, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

In "Mariquita" John Ayscough describes how a simple solitary girl, half Puritan, half Spaniard, with a dash of Indian blood, on a ranch in Western America develops a vocation for the contemplative life and finally becomes a Carmelite nun. The incidents and characters are few, but the heroine is winningly portrayed with her irresistible urge towards the Divine. The story inculcates the lesson that lives are primarily important and influential by what they are. John Ayscough's shrewdness and charity find happy scope in the sketch of Mariquita's father, Don Joaquin, a strange but not unlovable blend of skinflint and hidalgo. There is a fine eulogy of the contemplative life in this novel, which is a book with a delicate savor for quiet tastes.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In "Mariquita" John Ayscough describes how a simple solitary girl, half Puritan, half Spaniard, with a dash of Indian blood, on a ranch in Western America develops a vocation for the contemplative life and finally becomes a Carmelite nun. The incidents and characters are few, but the heroine is winningly portrayed with her irresistible urge towards the Divine. The story inculcates the lesson that lives are primarily important and influential by what they are. John Ayscough's shrewdness and charity find happy scope in the sketch of Mariquita's father, Don Joaquin, a strange but not unlovable blend of skinflint and hidalgo. There is a fine eulogy of the contemplative life in this novel, which is a book with a delicate savor for quiet tastes.

More books from Serapis

Cover of the book Lectures on Evolution by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Studies in Occultism by John Ayscough
Cover of the book A Slave is a Slave by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Melody by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Rupert of Hentzau by John Ayscough
Cover of the book In the World by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Jesus the Last Great Initiate by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Mutual Aid by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Famous Assassinations in History by John Ayscough
Cover of the book The Monk by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Beyond the Black River by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Sun Lore of All Ages by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Steps to Christ by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Serapis by John Ayscough
Cover of the book Charles II (Serapis Classics) by John Ayscough
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy