Project Gutenberg 2005-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 97 Daviess, Maria Thompson 1872 1924 Johnson, Percy D. Phyllis Images 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 E-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/) "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.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Fiction Harpeth Valley (Tenn.) -- Fiction PZ PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 290996 2025-07-06T12:22:20.355393 text/html 287647 2020-12-14T03:02:33 text/html 320249 2025-07-06T12:22:25.939437 application/epub+zip 324229 2025-07-06T12:22:22.185371 application/epub+zip 169976 2025-07-06T12:22:21.110383 application/epub+zip 441533 2025-07-06T12:22:28.849305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426951 2025-07-06T12:22:25.289362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253008 2022-08-07T08:39:21.320697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277860 2025-07-06T12:22:19.799431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277523 2020-12-14T03:02:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20077 2025-07-06T12:22:28.982377 application/rdf+xml 9351 2025-07-06T12:22:21.603391 image/jpeg 2489 2025-07-06T12:22:21.355339 image/jpeg 235824 2020-12-14T03:02:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 104485 2020-12-14T03:02:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 294348 2025-07-06T12:22:20.394373 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia