https://www.amazon.com/Life-Teaching-Masters-Far-East/dp/0875165389 
Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East by Baird T. Spalding
​ELEVEN MEN embarked upon a journey in 1894 with one objective: ...to find the great spiritual teachers of the Far East and witness their uncommon abilities.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Mice_and_Men 
"Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck.[1][2] Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States."