A candid, lyrical memoir of a man who abandons conventional life to roam as a tramp across Britain and North America, recounting the hardships of vagrancy, work on barges and farms, and encounters with fellow outcasts while finding solace in the natural world; sharp social observation, wry humor, and poetic reflection turn ordinary scenes into philosophical meditation as the narrative traces a ragged journey from poverty toward sporadic respectability, questioning societal values and celebrating the resilience and quiet freedoms of an itinerant existence.