What I Remember, Volume 2

A lively memoir unfolds as the author flips through his long‑forgotten journals, discovering a decade of relentless motion and penmanship. He recounts how, in his thirties, he criss‑crossed England and the continent, ink‑stained and ever‑on the road, sending articles on everything from travel sketches to historical footnotes to a parade of now‑obscure periodicals. The narrative is peppered with wry observations about the precarious balance between a writer’s hunger for work and the modest rewards that kept his journeys afloat.

Beyond the bustling itineraries, the voice reveals a child‑like yearning for perpetual adventure, recalling early dreams of becoming a royal messenger and the jaunty song of Autolycus that guided his steps. Interwoven are vivid snapshots of inns, church towers, and the people he met, offering a textured portrait of a wandering chronicler who found both sustenance and delight in the ever‑turning road.