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Journey

See also Adventurousness, Quest, Wandering.

Beagle

name of the ship in which Charles Darwin made his five-year voyage. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 721–722]

Canterbury Tales

pilgrimage from London to Canterbury during which tales are told. [Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales]

Childe Harold

makes pilgrimage throughout Europe for liberty and personal revelation. [Br. Lit.: “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” in Magill IV, 127–129]

Christian

travels to Celestial City with cumbrous burden on back. [Br. Lit.: Pilgrim’s Progress]

Christopher, St.

patron saint; aided wayfarers across river. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 85]

Conestoga wagon

famed covered wagon taking pioneers to West before railroads. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 623]

Dante

travels through Hell, Purgatory, Paradise. [Ital. Lit.: Divine Comedy, Magill I, 211–213]

Everyman

makes pilgrimage to God, unaccompanied by erstwhile friends. [Br. Lit.: Everyman]

Exodus

departure of Israelites from Egypt under Moses. [O.T.: Exodus]

Hakluyt, Richard

(c. 1552–1616) English geographer and publisher of eyewitness accounts of more than 200 voyages of exploration. [Br. Hist.: EB, 8: 553–554]

Heart of Darkness

adventure tale of journey into heart of the Belgian Congo and into depths of man’s heart. [Br. Lit.: Heart of Darkness, Magill III, 447–449]

Kon-Tiki

primitive raft used by Thor Heyerdahl to cross from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands (1947). [World Hist.: Kon-Tiki; NCE, 1238–1239]

Mandeville, Sir John

(fl. 1356) English writer of travelers’ voyages around the world. [Br. Hist.: EB, VI: 559]

Mayflower

vessel of America’s pilgrims (1620). [Am. Hist.: Hart, 530]

Oregon Trail

long ride on horseback from St. Louis to Portland, Oregon. [Am. Hist.: The Oregon Trail, Magill I, 695–698]

petasus

hat; emblem of ancient travelers and hunters. [Gk. Art: Hall, 145]

pilgrimage to Mecca

(hajj) journey every good Muslim tries to make at least once. [Islamic Religion: WB, 10: 374–376]

Pilgrim’s Progress

Bunyan’s allegory of life. [Br. Lit.: Eagle, 458]

Polo, Marco

(1254–1324) Venetian traveler in central Asia and China. [World Hist.: WB, 15: 572–573; Ital. Lit.: Travels of Marco Polo]

Roughing It

portrays trip from St. Louis across Nevada plains to California. [Am. Lit.: Hart, 729]

Santa Maria, Pinta, and Niña

ships under Columbus in journey to New World. [Span. Hist.: NCE, 606]

Santa Fe trail

caravan route from Missouri to New Mexico. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 743]

Syntax, Doctor

leaves home in search of the picturesque. [Br. Lit.: Doctor Syntax]

Time Machine, The

adventures of a man who travels through time. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 986–988]

Wilderness Road

pioneer route from eastern Virginia to Kentucky. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 924]