Holly Ryan, Columbia University. 1986.

Here I have collected, as a matter of research, the journals of Connor McDonnagh. It is my belief that these histories shed new light on the adventurer’s final years before his disappearance in nineteen-hundred. 
For the unfamiliar, Connor McDonnagh began as a history researcher at Oxford University, specialising in Arcanic history (a subject of niche popularity in his time). What made McDonnagh stand out among his peers was his strong belief in the Arcane. He had made a name for himself by taking part in multiple high-risk expeditions for his research. As such, these journals describe many fantastical elements. While much of the content seems based in truth, I cannot say with certainty whether or not these journals were intended to be read as fact or fiction.
I have split these journals into two volumes: the first document McDonnagh’s involvement in the eighteen ninety-five incident at Verona Mansion. While the second takes place over the five years leading up to his disappearance, and describes a desperate but ultimately fruitless attempt to save the Arcane from extinction.