Publisher's Synopsis
All Roads Lead to Calvary is a novel by Jerome K. Jerome, published in 1919. It is a story of a young woman named Jennie who is born in the late 19th century and grows up in a working-class family in London. She is a talented artist and writer, but her dreams are crushed by her family's poverty and her own lack of education. Jennie's life takes several unexpected turns as she navigates through the challenges of her time. She becomes a suffragette, fighting for women's rights and the right to vote. She falls in love with a man who is already married and has a child. She becomes a nurse during World War I and witnesses the horrors of the battlefield. Throughout the novel, Jennie struggles to find her place in the world and to make sense of the changing times. The title, All Roads Lead to Calvary, refers to the idea that all paths in life eventually lead to suffering and sacrifice, just as Jesus Christ's road to Calvary led to his crucifixion. Jerome K. Jerome is best known for his humorous works, such as Three Men in a Boat. However, All Roads Lead to Calvary is a departure from his usual style and is a more serious and introspective work. It offers a glimpse into the tumultuous period of the early 20th century and the struggles faced by women and the working class during that time.""All roads lead to Calvary."" It was curious how the words had dwelt with her, till gradually they had become a part of her creed. She remembered how at first they had seemed to her a threat chilling her with fear. They had grown to be a promise, a hope held out to all. The road to Calvary! It was the road to life. By the giving up of self we gained God.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.