Project Gutenberg 2024-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 140 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. No talent, and Phil's pansies $aPhiladelphia :$bAmerican Sunday-School Union, $c1880. No talent: a golden text story -- Phil's pansies: a golden text story. "No Talent" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a young heiress named Amity Bogardus, who struggles with feelings of worthlessness due to her perceived lack of talents and beauty, often retreating into sadness. As the narrative unfolds, it presents themes of self-discovery, kindness, and the hidden value of seemingly small acts of service in the lives of those around her. The opening of the book introduces Amity as she retreats to a summer-house on her grandfather's grand estate, reflecting on her homely appearance and lamenting her lack of talents compared to others. She overhears her aunt discussing her shortcomings, which deeply hurts her. Joined later by Mrs. Paget, a sympathetic character, Amity learns the importance of pursuing humility and service to others. The chapter delves into her emotional struggles and loneliness while hinting at her growth as she begins to recognize that she does possess worth through her intentions to help others, starting a journey toward self-acceptance and uncovering her capacity for kindness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20241115145217guernsey 1880 US Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories, American PZ Text Category: Novels 198048 2025-06-29T13:07:41.256889 text/html 173660 2024-12-13T13:15:31 text/html 693769 2025-06-29T13:07:44.312858 application/epub+zip 696289 2025-06-29T13:07:41.757821 application/epub+zip 138469 2025-06-29T13:07:41.494865 application/epub+zip 767449 2025-06-29T13:07:46.351836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 753779 2025-06-29T13:07:44.051873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182915 2025-06-29T13:07:40.866833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163170 2024-12-13T13:15:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16253 2025-06-29T13:07:46.472808 application/rdf+xml 24966 2025-06-29T13:07:41.569876 image/jpeg 3143 2025-06-29T13:07:41.532859 image/jpeg 728795 2025-06-29T13:07:41.295830 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