A brown faux leather hardcover journal (15.8x11cm). It contains 100 blank A5 pages. On the front cover a torn scrap of paper is glued on with a title typed on it, the title reads “A report of everything for nobody - a warning for a lost world”.
The book contains torn up scraps of some other destroyed book that have been pieced together. The text of the book consists of observations of items, flora and fauna in a world that has been destroyed by pollution. The things that the writer focuses on range from mundane detritus to unnatural occurrences. 27 separate sets of observations have been found currently.
The item was procured from a custodian in central london after they had a public breakdown at their workplace about the trash/recycling. After an altercation the police were brought in. The book was on the custodian at the time of their arrest and was taken from them as evidence. It was later procured from evidence. From what can be gathered the custodian found the scraps of paper after a trashbag tore open, after reading a scrap they decided to collect them and attempt to piece them together out of curiosity.
From testing as well as the interview with the previous victim its abilities have been found. Its main ability appears to be causing the reader to suffer from vivid nightmares of the world described in the report. The worst effect suffered has been visions of it while awake but that only occured with high amounts of exposure.
A current theory is that before the book was destroyed it potentially had the ability to transport people to this world fully but in its current state it can only cause nightmares of it.
Tracking other pages or the cover has been unsuccessful. Two possible theories have been proposed either someone disposed of the pages of this book using multiple methods/locations or perhaps these cursed books can manifest in such a destroyed state from the begining.
The book is currently categorised as a aspect of crawling rot based off of the trash and filth focus. If it is found to become volatile it will be recategorized as the ravaging burn and transferred accordingly.
A standard hardback book titled “Drowning in debt? A financial guide to keeping your head above water” by Eberhart & Strauss. The cover is orange/tan with imagery of £50 bank notes, two markings show it was on offer. The entire book suffers extensive water damage resulting in the destruction of the spine, fading of the covers and damage to text block. Pieces of pages have also been torn out.
The content of the book from what remains consists of nautical and water based analogies for describing financial turmoil. Despite the title there is little useful financial advice provided mainly just surface level jargon.
The book was found in a flat in West London after the resident had managed to drown in their living room. The flat was heavily water damaged but no neighbouring flats were affected. The book was found close to the body with torn pages still clutched tightly in their hand.
It’s believed that due to the damage done to the book it has lost a great deal of its power as there has been no successful recreations of the original event. What has been noted is that when left near water pipes they will eventually burst from a buildup of pressure. It’s interesting that the book was not protected from its own power instead suffering from its own actions.
From what research was done Eberhart & Strauss was a real business located in London however little information remains about them, it seems they went under sometime back. No former employees could be located. The book appears to have been published after their downfall. The book has been stored away from all piping and regular checks will be made as a precaution.
A standard paperback titled “The Tragedy of Francis” the cover is a greenish black with a depiction of a person trapped in a giant spider’s web upon a stage. The cover and spine state it to be the 48,060th volume, no other volumes have been confirmed to exist so far. No information can be found about the author, the publisher or even the ISBN.
The books contains a play with 10 acts (acts 48,061-48,070). Every act is near identical, a character named Francis is forced upon a stage and is tormented by a giant spider off stage. It puppeteers them and forces them to partake in their old vices before drowning them in spiders. Francis appears aware of every act previous with their actions varying but never changing the chain of events.
One interesting detail is that in Act 48,067 the spider refers to someone being in the audience that is responsible for both it and Francis’ actions. This person is never mentioned again and seems to be an abnormality in the text.
Unbeknownst to all the assistant tasked with studying this book was a recovered alcoholic. They have since relapsed. The book has since been returned to its case. It should be noted the book was coincidentally assigned to them on the anniversary of their five years of sobriety. It seems likely the book came here intentionally almost mockingly.
Hi, I was wondering if you'd allow us to display some of your photos on The Magnus Archives wiki, specifically of the Drowning in debt and Tale of a field hospital books? They would be on their respecive episode pages and we'd naturally credit you by name and include a link back to the images here.
Thank you for asking permission! Yes of course you can, it’s a honour to have the pictures of my collection displayed on the wiki. As long as I’m credited anyone can use them. Message or ask if you want anything else.
Since my books have received some attention over the weekend I thought it best to make it clear that you can submit your suggestions for Leitner books in my asks. Suggestions can be as long or short as you want and I take the time to read each one. If you wish to talk further my dms are open for discussing secret books.
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