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100 1 _aDaviess, Maria Thompson,
_d1872-1924
245 1 0 _aPhyllis
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aImages of the original pages are available through the Kentuckiana Digital Library Electronic Text Collection. See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?;page=simpleext
500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-17
508 _aE-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from page images generously made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/)
520 _a"Phyllis" by Maria Thompson Daviess is a coming-of-age novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Phyllis Forsythe, the wealthy daughter of a businessman, who struggles with loneliness and the perception of her wealth in the small town of Byrdsville. The narrative captures her feelings of isolation as she yearns to connect with others, particularly with the kind and charming Roxanne Byrd, who embodies the warmth and simplicity of life that Phyllis craves. At the start of the novel, Phyllis finds herself uprooted from her city life and living in the countryside due to her mother's health. She feels out of place and alienated from her peers, who view her wealth with suspicion. The opening portion introduces Phyllis's reflections on her loneliness and her admiration for Roxanne, who lives in a modest cottage behind her family's estate. As Phyllis begins to interact with Roxanne and her brother Lovelace, she experiences moments of joy and friendship, stirring a desire for genuine connections that transcend social barriers. This struggle against the stigmas attached to wealth and her journey toward acceptance and belonging set the stage for the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGirls -- Fiction
653 _aHarpeth Valley (Tenn.) -- Fiction
700 1 _aJohnson, Percy D.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15093
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