All Roads Lead to Calvary

All Roads Lead to Calvary is a 1919 novel by the British writer Jerome K. Jerome. It was one of the last works written by Jerome, better known for his Three Men in a Boat, and shows the influence of the First World War on him.

Excerpts:

She had not meant to stay for the service.  The door had stood invitingly open, and a glimpse of the interior had suggested to her the idea that it would make good copy.  “Old London Churches: Their Social and Historical Associations.”  It would be easy to collect anecdotes of the famous people who had attended them.  She might fix up a series for one of the religious papers.  It promised quite exceptional material, this particular specimen, rich in tombs and monuments.  There was character about it, a scent of bygone days.  She pictured the vanished congregations in their powdered wigs and stiff brocades.