Project Gutenberg 2023-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 127 Guernsey, Lucy Ellen 1826 1899 Guernsey, Lucy E. (Lucy Ellen) L. E. G. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) G., L. E. (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) LEG (Lucy Ellen Guernsey) Guernsey, L. E. Nelly : $b or, The best inheritance. $aUnited States :$bAmerican Sunday-School Union, $c1867. "Nelly; or, The Best Inheritance" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Nelly Ryan, a thirteen-year-old girl living in poverty with her grandmother, who often experiences feelings of hopelessness and envy when she compares herself to her more privileged peers. The book explores themes of resilience, the pursuit of education, and the importance of personal dignity despite difficult circumstances. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Nelly, who laments her life of hardship as she watches a procession of well-dressed girls going to church. Despite her attractive appearance, Nelly feels ashamed of her ragged clothing and dirty hands. During a chance encounter with a kind young lady named Miss Powell, Nelly receives flowers and a picture card, which ignites a spark of hope in her. Inspired by her brief interaction, Nelly resolves to clean herself up and begins to contemplate her desire for education and a better life. However, her household responsibilities, particularly taking care of the cow and her grandmother's irritable demeanor, present obstacles that she must navigate on her journey towards self-improvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230718073600guernsey 1867 US Reading ease score: 89.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Honesty -- Juvenile fiction Faith -- Juvenile fiction Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction Irish Americans -- Juvenile fiction Intergenerational relations -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 275047 2025-07-28T08:26:07.730136 text/html 274270 2023-07-21T20:09:54 text/html 836754 2025-07-28T08:26:12.052136 application/epub+zip 839328 2025-07-28T08:26:08.682136 application/epub+zip 330950 2025-07-28T08:26:08.097126 application/epub+zip 930772 2025-07-28T08:26:14.635110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910775 2025-07-28T08:26:11.522088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260190 2025-07-28T08:26:07.163173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259936 2023-07-21T20:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19203 2025-07-28T08:26:14.776068 application/rdf+xml 27302 2025-07-28T08:26:08.258119 image/jpeg 2204 2025-07-28T08:26:08.176120 image/jpeg 94241 2023-07-21T20:09:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 1533631 2023-07-21T20:09:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 1536934 2025-07-28T08:26:07.777121 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