Project Gutenberg 2002-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 783 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.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Criminals -- Fiction Ex-convicts -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 681163 2025-07-02T06:57:41.702410 text/html 711181 2021-01-27T09:42:56 text/html 306286 2025-07-02T06:57:50.931326 application/epub+zip 317384 2025-07-02T06:57:44.710353 application/epub+zip 311954 2025-07-02T06:57:43.461381 application/epub+zip 576612 2025-07-02T06:57:55.806287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535204 2025-07-02T06:57:50.129362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491094 2022-09-02T09:28:26.717719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581192 2025-07-02T06:57:40.399443 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 581073 2018-03-16T11:01:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572101 2009-10-09T14:33:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20831 2025-07-02T06:57:55.932285 application/rdf+xml 13505 2025-07-02T06:57:43.968364 image/jpeg 3810 2025-07-02T06:57:43.713349 image/jpeg 217428 2018-03-16T11:02:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 228900 2021-01-27T09:42:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 216336 2009-10-09T14:34:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 297246 2025-07-02T06:57:41.750362 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