edited it out of a concern for "public sanity". The controversial brochure was later denounced by the academic community and was suppressed by the authorities. Copeland's later manuscripts were never published. Ten years after the publication of the brochure, Copeland died in an asylum. Carter's story "The Thing in the Pit" in his Lost Worlds purports to be a translation from the Zanthu Tablets. Zhou Texts An ancient manuscript found in Asia, written circa in 1100 BC during Zhou dynasty. It contains the rituals to summon the Great Old One Kassogtha. Miscellaneous books The following is a list of miscellaneous books—both real and fictitious—appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos. Along with the use of arcane literature, texts which innately possess supernatural powers or effects, there is also a strong tradition of fictional works or fictionalizing real works in the Mythos. The main literary purpose of books in the Mythos is to explain how characters within the tales come by occult or esoteric knowledge that is unknown to the general populace. However, in some cases the works themselves serve as important plot devices or simply opportunities for members of the Lovecraft Circle to pay homage to one another and other sources. The following table is organized as follows: Title. The title of the work as it appears in the Cthulhu Mythos. Fict/Real. Fictitious works are denoted by F; real-life works by R. Author. The person or character credited as the author of the work. Authors of nonfictional works are real people. If the author is fictitious, the name of the writer who created the work appears in parenthesis after the character's name. Surnames of Mythos writers are as follows: Derleth = August Derleth Bloch = Robert Bloch Howard = Robert E. Howard Lovecraft = H. P. Lovecraft Notes. A brief summary of the work. A–D G–P R–Z Notes References External links Mythos Tomes, a web site dedicated to the forbidden tomes of the Cthulhu Mythos The Dan Clore Necronomicon Page Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't Afraid Enough To Know Better Than To Ask! Fictional books within the Cthulhu Mythos Lists of fictional things