The Knockers' Club (1913)

The Knockers' Club is a novel written by Nathaniel Clark Fowler and published in 1913. The story is set in the small town of Oldport, where a group of men gather regularly to discuss local news and gossip. They call themselves the ""Knockers' Club"" because they enjoy criticizing and finding fault in everything and everyone.The main character is a young man named Jack, who is new to town and eager to join the club. He quickly becomes enamored with the group and their cynical attitudes, but soon realizes that their constant negativity is taking a toll on his own happiness and relationships.As Jack struggles to find his place in the club and in the town, he also becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a local woman named Dorothy. Their relationship is complicated by the disapproval of some members of the Knockers' Club, who view Dorothy as being beneath Jack's social status.Throughout the novel, Fowler explores themes of community, social class, and the power of negativity. The Knockers' Club is a satirical and humorous look at small-town life and the ways in which people can be both supportive and destructive to one another.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.