Publisher's Synopsis
""Kent Knowles Quahaug"" is a novel written by Joseph C. Lincoln. The novel revolves around the life of Kent Knowles, a young man who inherits a large sum of money from his late father. Kent decides to leave his hometown and travels to Cape Cod to start a new life. He meets a variety of interesting characters and becomes involved in a number of adventures, including a treasure hunt and a love triangle. The novel is set in the early 20th century and provides a vivid portrayal of life in a small New England town during that time. The book is a classic example of American literature and has been praised for its engaging characters, vivid descriptions, and exciting plot.1914. Joseph Crosby Lincoln is perhaps Cape Cod's most prolific writer. Through some 50 novels, numerous poems, short stories, and magazine pieces that were written in the first half of the 20th century, the rest of the country came to have an image of Cape Cod that has lasted well beyond his death. The novel begins: It was Asaph Tiddit who told me how to begin this history. Perhaps I should be very much obliged to Asaph; perhaps I shouldn�������t. He has gotten me out of a difficulty-or into one; I am far from certain which. Ordinarily-I am speaking now of the writing of swashbuckling romances, which is, or was, my trade-I swear I never have called it a profession-the beginning of a story is the least of the troubles connected with its manufacture. Given a character or two and a situation, the beginning of one of those romances is, or was, pretty likely to be something like this: It was a black night. Heavy clouds had obscured the setting sun and now, as the clock in the great stone tower boomed twelve, the darkness was pitchy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
