Project Gutenberg 2002-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 125 Scott, Leroy 1875 1929 Children of the Whirlwind Produced by Charles Franks, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger "Children of the Whirlwind" by Leroy Scott is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a gritty neighborhood in New York City, focusing on the lives of two main characters, Maggie Carlisle and Larry Brainard, whose tumultuous fates begin in a humble and unremarkable setting. The book explores themes of struggle, ambition, and the seductive pull of a life of crime versus the challenging journey toward redemption. The opening portion of the novel introduces the reader to a drab street where Maggie lives with her enigmatic landlady, the Duchess, and her father, Old Jimmie, who is a petty criminal. We learn about Maggie's longing for a better life and her complex feelings toward the returning Larry Brainard, a charming yet flawed character with a criminal past. As Maggie navigates her daily life and contemplates her unfulfilled dreams, the narrative hints at the potential for both beauty and destruction in their lives, setting the stage for the unfolding drama and tension that will define their relationship. The initial encounters paint a vivid picture of the characters' struggles while foreshadowing the conflicts and decisions they will face as they grapple with their pasts and future aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Criminals -- Fiction Ex-convicts -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 681060 681061 2024-10-02T07:58:37.177948 2023-10-02T07:19:06.761041 text/html text/html 711181 2021-01-27T09:42:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 228900 2021-01-27T09:42:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 306205 2024-10-02T07:58:47.699857 application/epub+zip 317379 2024-10-02T07:58:40.547883 application/epub+zip 311947 2024-10-02T07:58:39.143920 application/epub+zip 576586 2024-10-02T07:58:53.192819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535204 2024-10-02T07:58:46.744890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491094 2022-09-02T09:28:26.717719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572303 572225 2024-10-02T07:58:35.579937 2023-10-02T07:19:05.361006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 581073 2018-03-16T11:01:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 217428 2018-03-16T11:02:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 572101 2009-10-09T14:33:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216336 2009-10-09T14:34:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21840 2024-10-02T07:58:53.328821 application/rdf+xml 13505 2024-10-02T07:58:39.715069 image/jpeg 3810 2024-10-02T07:58:39.426906 image/jpeg 297208 2024-10-02T07:58:37.230940 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia