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A story which text is largely, if not solely, composed of multiple contemporary [[FictionalDocument in-story documents]] to form the narrative. All the {{narrator}} has done is put the supposedly pre-existing documents in order. This style of writing used to be commonplace, because of its inbuilt explanation of how the narrator knows so much, but had been largely superseded by the Victorian period. However, it is still sometimes used.

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A story which text is largely, if not solely, composed of multiple contemporary [[FictionalDocument in-story documents]] to form the narrative. All the {{narrator}} has done is put the supposedly pre-existing documents in order. This style of writing used to be commonplace, because of its inbuilt explanation of how the narrator knows so much, but had been largely superseded by the Victorian period. However, it is still sometimes used.
used. Outside of traditional literature, the format is still especially common in TabletopGames, where "streets-eye view" vignettes and supplemental materials are meant as player aids for understanding the setting and its inhabitants.
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* TabletopGame/DCHeroes: The ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Sourcebook, taking inspiration from the comic itself that had this sort of material in the interludes between the comic book chapters, is entirely composed of in-universe journals, newspaper clipings, encyclopedia articles, interviews, reports, and other in-universe documents about the characters. Only the character sheets themselves break the illusion by necessity of presenting the character's statistics in DC Heroes RPG terms.

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* TabletopGame/DCHeroes: The ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Sourcebook, taking inspiration from the comic itself that had this sort of material in the interludes between the comic book chapters, is entirely composed of in-universe journals, newspaper clipings, encyclopedia articles, interviews, reports, and other in-universe documents about the characters. Only the character sheets themselves break the illusion by the necessity of presenting the character's statistics in DC Heroes RPG terms.
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* TabletopGame/DCHeroes: The ComicBook/Watchmen Sourcebook, taking inspiration from the comic itself that had this sort of material in the interludes between the comic book chapters, is entirely composed of in-universe journals, newspaper clipings, encyclopedia articles, interviews, reports, and other in-universe documents about the characters. Only the character sheets themselves break the illusion by necessity of presenting the character's statistics in DC Heroes RPG terms.

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* TabletopGame/DCHeroes: The ComicBook/Watchmen ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Sourcebook, taking inspiration from the comic itself that had this sort of material in the interludes between the comic book chapters, is entirely composed of in-universe journals, newspaper clipings, encyclopedia articles, interviews, reports, and other in-universe documents about the characters. Only the character sheets themselves break the illusion by necessity of presenting the character's statistics in DC Heroes RPG terms.
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* TabletopGame/DCHeroes: The ComicBook/Watchmen Sourcebook, taking inspiration from the comic itself that had this sort of material in the interludes between the comic book chapters, is entirely composed of in-universe journals, newspaper clipings, encyclopedia articles, interviews, reports, and other in-universe documents about the characters. Only the character sheets themselves break the illusion by necessity of presenting the character's statistics in DC Heroes RPG terms.
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Compare LiteraryAgentHypothesis, {{Rockumentary}}, and ApocalypticLog. FoundFootageFilms is the audiovisual equivalent.

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Compare LiteraryAgentHypothesis, {{Rockumentary}}, and ApocalypticLog. As seen in the quote above, FoundFootageFilms is the audiovisual equivalent.
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Compare LiteraryAgentHypothesis, {{Rockumentary}}, and ApocalypticLog.

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Compare LiteraryAgentHypothesis, {{Rockumentary}}, and ApocalypticLog.
ApocalypticLog. FoundFootageFilms is the audiovisual equivalent.
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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfiction ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7377441/1/How-Xenophilius-Lovegood-Saved-Britain How Xenophilius Lovegood Saved Britain]]'' is comprised of letters written between characters, excerpts (or in some cases just headlines) from both magical and muggle newspapers, and offical announcements.
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* ''Literature/CandleCove'' is an internet {{Creepypasta}} about the titular half-remembered children's show told via a forum discussion where the posters talk about about various things they remembered about it, while confirming each others stories in the process and uncovering a more sinister aspect to it as well.
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* ''Literature/RulesForVanishing'': The book is presented as a case file, with written testimony, interviews, descriptions of video evidence, and various other documents relating to the events. Same for its [[Literature/OurLastEchoea sequel]]

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* ''Literature/RulesForVanishing'': The book is presented as a case file, with written testimony, interviews, descriptions of video evidence, and various other documents relating to the events. Same for its [[Literature/OurLastEchoea [[Literature/OurLastEchoes sequel]]
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* ''Literature/RulesForVanishing'': The book is presented as a case file, with written testimony, interviews, descriptions of video evidence, and various other documents relating to the events.

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* ''Literature/RulesForVanishing'': The book is presented as a case file, with written testimony, interviews, descriptions of video evidence, and various other documents relating to the events. Same for its [[Literature/OurLastEchoea sequel]]

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%%%* ''Literature/GoAskAlice''. [[Literature/AliceinWonderland Not that one]].

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%%%* ''Literature/GoAskAlice''. [[Literature/AliceinWonderland Not that one]].* ''Literature/GoAskAlice'': The story is supposedly the diary of a teenage girl.



%% Needs Context * ''Literature/HemingwaysSixWordStory'' is a classified ad.

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%% Needs Context * ''Literature/HemingwaysSixWordStory'' ''Literature/HemingwaysSixWordStory'': The entire story, just six words long, is presented as a classified ad.ad from a newspaper.



* ''The Enchanted Files'' (by Creator/BruceCoville): Each of the books in the series consists mainly of diary entries from the main non-human character, but also mixes in assorted papers from other characters, including letters, memos and those characters' own diary entries.
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* The ''Literature/OctoberDaye'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29525790/chapters/72547257 In Ink and Steel]]'' is composed of letters and text messages sent by Quentin while he's in blind fosterage. At first they're just to his parents and sister, but then they include messages sent to people he sees on a regular basis, like Katie, Raj, and May. We only see Quentin's side of the conversations, though.
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The original and more common title of the novel (page has been swapped with its redirect).


* Creator/MichaelCrichton's novel ''Literature/TheThirteenthWarrior'' is presented as a historical manuscript with critical commentary. The first three chapters are taken from the actual accounts of the historical medieval Arab diplomat, traveller and historian Ahmad ibn Fadlan; afterward, the story veers into fiction. Crichton himself has admitted he can't remember where the fiction starts and the historical part ends.

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* Creator/MichaelCrichton's novel ''Literature/TheThirteenthWarrior'' ''Literature/EatersOfTheDead'' is presented as a historical manuscript with critical commentary. The first three chapters are taken from the actual accounts of the historical medieval Arab diplomat, traveller and historian Ahmad ibn Fadlan; afterward, the story veers into fiction. Crichton himself has admitted he can't remember where the fiction starts and the historical part ends.

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* ''[[Literature/WorstPersonEver Worst. Person. Ever.]]'' is modeled after the classic style of the biji, incorporating numerous infoboxes, articles and occasional bouts of FootnoteFever into Ray's narration. And a recipe for Chili Cicadas with Rice!
* ''Literature/HemingwaysSixWordStory'' is a classified ad.

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* ''[[Literature/WorstPersonEver Worst. Person. Ever.]]'' ''Literature/WorstPersonEver'' is modeled after the classic style of the biji, incorporating numerous infoboxes, articles and occasional bouts of FootnoteFever into Ray's narration. And a recipe for Chili Cicadas with Rice!
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* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': Several tidbits of information that expands on characters and exposition are conveyed through various documents and personal journals that are found in certain areas.



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* ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' is presented as a collection of investigative reports by Gaston Leroux, which contain several flashbacks narrated by Christine to Raoul and by Madam Giry to the new managers, memories of Moncharmin, one of the new managers of the Opera; and a report from the Persian.

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