Project Gutenberg 2005-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 153 Leonard, Mary Finley 1862 1948 Leonard, Mary F. The Little Red Chimney: Being the Love Story of a Candy Man Produced by Kentuckiana Digital library, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Little Red Chimney: Being the Love Story of a Candy Man" by Mary Finley Leonard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the titular "Candy Man," a character whose life intertwines with a charming young woman named Miss Bentley, also referred to as "the Girl of All Others." Their interactions and the influence of various supporting characters suggest themes of love, class differences, and the pursuit of happiness within an urban setting. At the start of the story, the Candy Man is introduced while he tends to his Candy Wagon on a rainy day in October. He witnesses a near-accident involving Miss Bentley, which sparks an immediate connection between them. She is briefly flustered but expresses gratitude, leading him to recall her delightful presence. As he goes about his day, he reflects on this encounter, pondering the complexities of social status and his own humble position. The narrative hints at the unfolding romance and adventures tied to the "Little Red Chimney," where Miss Bentley resides, as well as the interesting lives surrounding both the Candy Man and Miss Bentley, including an old miser and a lively child named Virginia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Love stories PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 212794 2025-10-06T13:46:00.747013 text/html 207681 2020-12-14T07:56:22 text/html 216663 2025-10-06T13:46:07.760984 application/epub+zip 219479 2025-10-06T13:46:04.055948 application/epub+zip 150562 2025-10-06T13:46:02.690000 application/epub+zip 564041 2025-10-06T13:46:10.388920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544904 2025-10-06T13:46:06.831962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243569 2022-09-07T21:35:24.483046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194280 2025-10-06T13:46:00.196996 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193984 2020-12-14T07:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193977 2020-12-14T07:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20272 2025-10-06T13:46:10.520921 application/rdf+xml 21644 2025-10-06T13:46:03.196003 image/jpeg 4543 2025-10-06T13:46:02.938952 image/jpeg 73778 2020-12-14T07:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 123906 2020-12-14T07:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 73750 2020-12-14T07:56:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 213015 2025-10-06T13:46:00.782963 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