Cornwall, England
In Search of Arthur
Selected readings
May 3–10 (7 nights)
Lyon, France
The French Resistance
St. Exupery, Camus and Jules Vercors
May 11–18 (7 nights)
Galicia, Spain
A journey through the animated forest Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene and Pilgrim of Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
June 23–30 (7 nights)
Montreal, Canada
Jewish Montreal
Selected works by Mordecai Richler, Leonard Cohen, and Irving Layton
September 14–19 (5 nights)
Bayfield, Ontario
Alice's Wonderland
Alice Munro, Carried Away
October 5–9 (4 nights)
Reading James Joyce’s Ulysses in Toronto Six Sundays in March and April
Approach this unread masterpiece with the able guidance of Michael Groden, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Western Ontario, and Dublin-born thespian, Mary Durkan. Set on one day in June 1904 in Dublin, Ulysses gives a picture of modern city life that remains astonishingly up-to-date and presents one of the most detailed depictions of the way human beings think that anyone has ever attempted. It offers a realistic and unblushing look at love, marriage, and human sexuality in all their complexity. In places it is one of the funniest books ever written. Click here.
We design literary trips for affinity organizations and groups, such as university classes, alumni groups, and book clubs, with a focus on small group discussion of great works of literature in the destination where the book(s) were written or set. We have 20 trips that have already been carefully designed, reflecting extensive research and experience. We can either modify an existing trip or design a brand new one to suit your travellers' preferences.
Classical Pursuits is a cultural and educational travel company based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in small group literary travel and learning vacations. We provide adventures for the mind and travel for the soul - to places like Hemingway's Paris, Joyce's Dublin, Dante Alighieri's Italy, and Flannery O'Connor's Georgia. We offer both scheduled small group tours and private educational group travel planning for existing groups. Classical Pursuits provides learning vacations with a difference.