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 Project Gutenberg 2025-06-06 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. Abbey : $b or, Taking it easy $aPhiladelphia :$bAmerican Sunday-School Union, $c1867. "Abbey : or, Taking it easy by Lucy Ellen Guernsey" is a didactic domestic fiction (a Sunday‑school tale) written in the late 19th century. It follows a heedless young servant whose motto of “taking it easy” clashes with households that expect diligence and Christian accountability, offering a moral contrast between careless indolence and conscientious work. The story tracks Abbey Jenkins as she blunders through Mrs. Ward’s home—burning a new green pail, staining a fresh ceiling, and ruining an heirloom cloth—then receives a pointed lesson on the sin of omission from Matthew 25. Hoping to reform her, Mrs. Powell swaps her own capable maid for Abbey and imposes strict, fair training, but Abbey resists discipline, oversleeps, and sulks. At home, industrious sister Elvira thrives in service, their disabled brother Harry earns by fine handwork, and little Totty declines after a fall traced to Abbey’s carelessness. Left alone one afternoon, Abbey hastens a reluctant fire by pouring kerosene on kindling; the can explodes, destroying the kitchen, birds, and garden. Dismissed, she remains self‑pitying while Elvira, Harry, and even Totty contribute; the narrator closes with a warning that “not meaning any harm” is no excuse, and that wasted talents and shirked duties burden others and dishonour God. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250224070045guernsey 1867 US Reading ease score: 90.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction Household employees -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Laziness -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 123906 2025-07-30T07:14:30.452824 text/html 99354 2025-06-06T17:33:29 text/html 340083 2025-07-30T07:14:33.186789 application/epub+zip 340723 2025-07-30T07:14:31.051823 application/epub+zip 112896 2025-07-30T07:14:30.653812 application/epub+zip 393106 2025-07-30T07:14:35.093789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382793 2025-07-30T07:14:32.933797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113289 2025-07-30T07:14:30.206792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93617 2025-06-06T17:33:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15187 2025-07-30T07:14:35.228778 application/rdf+xml 29522 2025-07-30T07:14:30.884840 image/jpeg 3518 2025-07-30T07:14:30.845785 image/jpeg 990756 2025-07-30T07:14:30.479829 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia