Moleskin Joe

by Macgill, Patrick; Osborne, Brian D.

• ISBN13: 9781841580371
• ISBN10: 1841580376
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

Moleskin Joe is one of the most memorable characters to appear in Scottish writer Patrick MacGill's first two books, Children of the Dead End and The Rat-Pit -- both available from Dufour. This sequel, first published in 1923, recalls the tramps and navvies that MacGill encountered in his years on the road in Scotland and the north of England (during the early years of the twentieth century.) It centers around the tramp, Moleskin Joe, who falls in love with a young Irish woman he meets on his travels. Filled with superb characterizations, humor, poignancy, and eloquence, it's a vivid portrayal of the hardships of the immigrant experience that MacGill not only experienced himself, but also successfully exposed to a huge audience through his writing.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Moleskin Joe	1	(14)
Off to the Wars	15	(8)
Searching	23	(12)
Trials	35	(10)
Navvies	45	(14)
The Cave	59	(12)
The Return	71	(8)
Cunning Isaacs	79	(8)
The Old Grind	87	(10)
New Duds	97	(8)
The Rider	105	(5)
The Concealed Bed	110	(13)
Visitors	123	(9)
The Ancient	132	(7)
Sheila Cannon	139	(11)
The Priest	150	(8)
In the Night	158	(6)
Husband and Wife	164	(12)
The Journey	176	(5)
Two Women	181	(6)
The Parting	187