While searching for a book that may contain hidden bits from the past, I knew I had to go to the dustiest corner (which I did and my nose hates me for it) and search everywhere that was not eye level, high and low. I treated it like a scavenger hunt, the prize would not be placed right before my eyes. I knew I had to pull books with broken down bindings, ones that lacked lively colors, that blended in so they could keep their secrets. My attention was instantly caught by an elegant collection, 6 volumes written by the same author, dating 1863. They looked like a treasure chest, however they proved to be hoax. However, right to the left was a tiny, little book, barely visible, pushed back a little too far on the shelf, it’s color of moss. There seemed to be nothing exravagant about “The Piper” written by Josephine Preston Peabody, in 1910. Yet, the little, ugly, book opened right up to a page marked by someone before me and seemed to be screaming “Look what I have!!” Stuck between Act IV is a piece of news paper, a perfectly cut snippet of an article titled “Traces Criminality To Parental Faults.” I searched everywhere on the Internet to find more information on this article, unfortunately nothing was found. When I imagine who left this newspaper for me to find, I see a young woman, maybe expecting a child and perhaps was taking pointers on how to prevent her son/daughter from becoming a criminal. It is a very strange selection to hold on to otherwise because it does not seem to be of local or personal content. The article talks about a research conducted discussing the the relationship between parents and their children. It can be inferred (because half of the article is missing) that children raised in a structured household are less liking of growing up and becoming criminals. I find it very interesting that an article of scientific content is found in a Play, this suggest that who ever was reading this novel was a scholar or at least interested in numerous studies/fields.

Take a look at it yourself! Here or at http://booktraces.org/ (I’ll comment link as soon as my description appears on the website.)