A commonplace book by an unknown author (possibly with initials H.S.), with notes on reading, notes on prices of books, notes on literary figures (including Chaucer, Pope, Edgar Allan Poe, Ruskin, Samuel Johnson, and Boswell), an entry on the life and ways of James Bannard the "Wandering Poet," and a full Gothic play entitled "Mysterious Bag," which takes place in Australia and Wales.