Original Hand Written Copy of 'The Bell Jar'

Origin
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American writer and poet Sylvia Plath although it was originally published using a pseudonym "Victoria Lucas". Though considered fiction the protagonist's descent into mental illness parallels Plath's own experiences. The original manuscript, handwritten, was completed in 1953 although when this copy was read the words would jump and move around. Sorrowful that he couldn't read his wife's work thus couldn't help her Plath's husband Ted Hughes got her to rewrite the novel using a typewriter instead. Plath completed the book in 1963 and within a few weeks she killed herself in her home.

Effects
Long term exposure to the words idles the mind, turning the reader into a babbling insane person prone to self harm and suicide