{"product_id":"the-path-to-rome","title":"THE PATH TO ROME","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\\n\n\\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Path to Rome\u003c\/span\u003e is British-French writer and historian Hilaire Belloc’s first travelogue. It describes the pilgrimage he took to Rome as the result of a vow he made while visiting his hometown of Toul, in Lorraine, France. In his own copy of the book, dated May 29, 1904, he notes: “I wrote this book for the glory of God.”\n\\n\n\\nBelloc walked “two and a half hundred leagues” to Rome, over twenty-two days, and arrived in time to hear Mass on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. As he walks, he quickly discovers the difficulty of keeping every vow he made before starting, as the days are long, the mountains steep, and his finances stressed. But the book is far more than a simple travelogue; alongside the narrative of the journey, Belloc wanders into topics as varied as the art of writing, life in the military, his Catholic faith, the middle class, literary criticism, music, poetry, and more. His unique politics and personality shine in his many digressions and asides.\n\\n\n\\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Path to Rome\u003c\/span\u003e sold very well, and many critics have viewed it as the book that made Belloc’s name. His great friend G. K. Chesterton said of it in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe World\u003c\/span\u003e: “\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Path to Rome\u003c\/span\u003e is the product of the actual and genuine buoyancy and thoughtlessness of a rich intellect.…”\n\\n\n\\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Omni Christian Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747547705707,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0199\/0763\/files\/Book-Path-to-Rome-1.jpg?v=1768017344","url":"https:\/\/omnicbc.com\/products\/the-path-to-rome","provider":"Omni Christian Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}