Literary notes about Excursion (AI summary)
In literature, “excursion” is a versatile term that ranges from the literal to the metaphorical. Often it denotes a physical journey—a long rail trip across states ([1]), a submarine venture ([2], [3]), or an adventurous outing into wild territories ([4], [5]). At times, it functions as a metaphor for intellectual or emotional exploration, suggesting a temporary departure from the familiar in search of renewal or enlightenment ([6], [7]). Its usage encapsulates not only the allure of discovering new landscapes—whether in the countryside or on uncharted waters ([8], [9])—but also the inherent risks and unexpected encounters of venturing beyond one’s usual boundaries ([10], [11]).
- We left Melbourne by rail for Adelaide, the capital of the vast Province of South Australia—a seventeen-hour excursion.
— from Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain - "Professor, will it be convenient to you to make a submarine excursion to-day?" "With my companions?" I asked.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - "So let's continue our excursion," I went on, "but keep a sharp lookout.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - None of the Nautilus's men were to go with us on this new excursion.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - It was no holiday excursion for them, but a trip filled with unseen dangers.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - "L'Allegro" (the joyous or happy man) is like an excursion into the English fields at sunrise.
— from English Literature by William J. Long - Lovborg may quite naturally wish to see how his new method, or his excursion into a new field, strikes the average scholar of the Tesman type.
— from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen - She’ll want me to spend the whole evening with her to-night, whereas we have arranged a little excursion for ourselves....
— from Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - There I reflected on the incidents which had taken place in our excursion to the Manaar Bank.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - (There is nothing exhilarating about a funeral excursion without a corpse.)
— from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain - I little thought that I would not see the end of that three-month pleasure excursion for six or seven uncommonly long years!
— from Roughing It by Mark Twain
