Travel back to 1910 England, Scotland and beyond for the strange and completely untrue story of Charles Samuel. This poor orphan, a sympathetic fellow really, has developed the most unfortunate compulsion. His long lost 'memoir', supposedly written a century ago, tells of Samuel's journey across the globe, searching for the dogs he loves. Misfortune follows inevitably both for man and beast. A richly told, biting satire, R.C.A. Nixon has created one of fiction's most likeable villains.