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University College Literary and Athletic Society: February 22, 1854: University College, Toronto: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active [2] Indian college literary societies
Early examples of travel literature include the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (generally considered a 1st century CE work; authorship is debated), Pausanias' Description of Greece in the 2nd century CE, Safarnama (Book of Travels) by Nasir Khusraw (1003-1077), the Journey Through Wales (1191) and Description of Wales (1194) by Gerald of Wales ...
A literary society is a group of people interested in literature. In the modern sense, this refers to a society that wants to promote one genre of writing or a specific author. Modern literary societies typically promote research, publish newsletters, and hold meetings where findings can be presented and discussed.
Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552–1616), English priest and travel writings compiler The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589) – a foundational text of the travel literature genre. [1] Seydi Ali Reis (1498–1563), Turkish sailor. Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries) about his voyage to India
College literary societies in the United States (41 P) F. ... Group 42 (12 P) P. PEN International (3 C, 29 P) T. Text publication societies (8 C, 93 P) Tolkien ...
Brothers in Unity (formally, the Society of Brothers in Unity) is an undergraduate literary and debating society at Yale University. [1] Founded in 1768 as a literary and debating society that encompassed nearly half the student body at its 19th-century peak, the group disbanded in the late 1870s after donating its collection of books to help form Yale's central library.
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A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880.The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe.