The name was associated originally with a society of Oxford University's University College, initiated by the then undergraduate Edward Tangye Lean circa 1931, for the purpose of reading aloud unfinished compositions.
Ime je izvorno bilo povezano s društvom na University Collegeu u Oxfordu, gdje je začetnik bio student Edward Tangye Lean oko 1931., sa svrhom čitanja nezavršenih pripovijesti.