Three celebrated quest stories
The Seven Basic Plots, Christopher Booker, Continuum Press, 2004, page 69.
The Quest Theme
The Seven Basic Plots, Christopher Booker, Continuum Press, 2004, page 69.
A Few Examples
The Seven Basic Plots, Christopher Booker, Continuum Press, 2004, page 83.
The Quest in Role Playing Games
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest, December 3, 2009
Frodo Baggins
http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/frodo/pictures/pictures.html, December 3, 2009
Treasure Island
http://www.johnlechner.com/writing/n_c_wyeth.html, December 3, 2009
Common in Folktale
Two online sites, December 3, 2009
http://www.americanfolklore.net/