An American Hobo in Europe / A True Narrative of the Adventures of a Poor American at Home and in the Old Country

A first-person narrator and his companion recount episodic adventures as itinerant workers and drifters across American towns and then to Europe. The narrative mixes travelogue and anecdote: overland journeys, urban sketches of San Francisco and New York, dealings with publishers, an ocean crossing and steerage life, and scenes in Glasgow where the narrator pursues food, lodging, public entertainments, and literary sightseeing. Tone alternates between wry humor and blunt observation, offering character sketches, local color, and reflections on poverty, camaraderie, and the practical difficulties of life on the road.