Returning to the valley in Lorraine where he did his military service, Belloc vowed to walk to Rome in a straight line, hear Mass every day and arrive in time for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. He tramps through the Vosges, Switzerland and over the Alps into Italy, arguing with an imaginary reader, sketching, drinking and meditating on faith along the way.
Funny, digressive and devout, it is one of the great walking books in the language. Download the free EPUB.