Hubert (Solicitor) Smith

Very little biographical information about Hubert Smith appears to be readily documented in the sources available online. Project Gutenberg identifies him as Hubert Smith (Solicitor), which suggests that law was his profession even though he also wrote for a general readership.

He is known for Tent Life with English Gipsies in Norway, a nineteenth-century travel narrative set in Norway. In that book, he recounts an adventurous journey involving camp life, landscape, and encounters with English Romani companions, giving the work the feel of both travel writing and personal observation.

Because so few confirmed details about his life are easy to verify, his writing remains the clearest introduction to him. What stands out is an author drawn to movement, outdoor life, and the small practical details that make a journey feel real.