July’s Child: Hilaire Belloc's Path to Rome

July’s Child: Hilaire Belloc's Path to Rome: The Path to Rome is one of the most delightful and well-beloved travel books in the English language — the story of Hilaire Belloc, age 31, on a walk from southern France to the far-off city of Rome. Or perhaps of Hilaire Belloc on a romp through the English language. Or perhaps of Hilaire Belloc …

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