An example of a series that is Abel-summable but not Cesàro-summable

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In the book of Hardy, Theorem 56 (page 108), it is stated that

There are series that are Abel-summable but not $(C, k)$-summable for any $k$.

We are looking for an example of a series that is Abel-summable but not higher Cesàro-summable. We could not find any example ourselves, as well as in any book. We found only examples concerning Abel summation and simple Cesàro summation, but not higher Cesàro summation.

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$\def\e{\mathrm{e}}$Such example is right presented on page 109: Define $\{a_n\}$ by$$ f(z) = \exp\left( \frac{1}{1 + z} \right) = \sum_{n = 0}^∞ a_n z^n. \quad \forall |z| < 1 $$ Since $z = 1$ is regular point of $f$, then$$ \lim_{\substack{z → 1\\|z| < 1}} \sum_{n = 0}^∞ a_n z^n = \lim_{\substack{z → 1\\|z| < 1}} f(z) = \sqrt{\e}. $$ To prove that $\sum\limits_{n = 0}^∞ a_n$ is not (C, $k$)-summable for any $k > 0$, it suffices to prove that $a_n ≠ O(n^k)$ $(n → ∞)$. Suppose $a_n = O(n^k)$ $(n → ∞)$, then$$ \left| \exp\left( \frac{1}{1 + z} \right) \right| = |f(z)| \leqslant \sum_{n = 0}^∞ a_n |z|^n \leqslant C_1 \sum_{n = 0}^∞ n^k |z|^n \leqslant \frac{C_2}{(1 - |z|)^{k + 1}}, \quad \forall |z| < 1 $$ which leads to contradiction by making $z \in \mathbb{R}$, $z → -1 + 0$.