How Many Things

Hob Gadling has lived through six centuries of history, and he's collected more jobs than most people can imagine-mercenary, printer, pirate, mob boss, even a rock musician for a spell. But the one role that feels like home is the one he holds now: Professor Robin Golding, Medieval History, London.

Through lectures about chimneys and buttons, cups of tea at Nina's café, banter with colleagues, and evenings in his pub, Hob reflects on the small things that shape lives. The inventions that go unnoticed, the food that feels miraculous after centuries of hunger, the city of London itself. And underneath it all, the quiet, stubborn hope that maybe one day his Stranger will walk through the door again.

A story about teaching, eating, laughing, waiting, and living-all the little things that keep Hob going.