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Book Collection is a bronze quest in Fable: The Lost Chapters and Fable Anniversary. In Bowerstone South, speak to Mr. Gout, the headmaster of the school, who will tell you that the school's library is in dire need of replenishment, and asks you to donate any books you may have to spare.

In order to complete this quest, speak to the teacher when the school is open and give him any books you have. After each donation, there will be a short cutscene in which he reads the book to the children. Your reward will depend upon the number of books you donate and nature of your donations.

The school is the building closest to the marital home available for purchase, in the southernmost part of this region.

Note, if he says he doesn't want the book (commonly the Book of Spells), then it means that you need a different book. It isn't a glitch, it's merely the message when you don't have a book he wants. Collect a book on the list that you haven't already donated to continue.

Rewards[]

After donating 9 books, you'll receive a Wizard Hat. It can be either Bright Wizard Hat or Dark Wizard Hat, depending on if there were more 'good' or 'evil' books among those 9. After donating all 25 books, you'll receive Silver Key.

List of books in order of a possibility to obtain them in standard gameplay ('good' books are marked in bold, other are 'evil' books):

  1. A Love Story (Guild of Heroes Bedrooms, also in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
  2. The Tale of Maxley (Guild of Heroes Bedrooms)
  3. Creatures of Albion Book I (Guild of Heroes Library, also in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
  4. Creatures of Albion Book II (Guild of Heroes Library)
  5. Creatures of Albion Book III (Guild of Heroes Library)
  6. The Arena (Guild of Heroes Library)
  7. The Dragons (Guild of Heroes Library)
  8. The Northern Wastes (Guild of Heroes Library)
  9. The Old Kingdom (Guild of Heroes Library)
  10. The Other Land (Guild of Heroes Library)
  11. The Pale Balverine (Guild of Heroes Library)
  12. The Tale of Twinblade (Guild of Heroes Library)
  13. Jack of Blades (Guild of Heroes Maze's Quarters)
  14. Making Friends (Guild of Heroes Demon Door, also in shops in Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast or can be stolen from a house in Oakvale)
  15. Eyes of a Killer (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the barber, also in shops in Twinblade's Camp and Hook Coast or dropped by third Assassin)
  16. The Guild of Zeroes (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the passage into Bowerstone Quay, also in a barrel in Witchwood Cullis Gate)
  17. The Repentant Alchemist (can be stolen from Bowerstone South clothing shop)
  18. Windbreaker Rule Book (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house across from the tailor shop, also in shops in Oakvale, Twinblade's Camp and Hook Coast)
  19. You Are Not a Bad Person (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the passage into Bowerstone Quay, also in shops in Darkwood Camp, Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast)
  20. The Oakvale Raid (can be stolen from Oakvale house across from a mercenary)
  21. The Sock Method (can be stolen from Oakvale eastmost house, also in shops in Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast or in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
  22. The Trials of Aarkan (can be stolen from Oakvale house next to the one for sale)
  23. The Ugly Guide (can be stolen from Oakvale eastmost house, also in shops in Twinblade's Camp, Knothole Glade and Hook Coast)
  24. The Balverine Slayer (can be stolen from Knothole Glade house across from the one for sale)
  25. The Tailor's Tragedy (can be stolen from Bowerstone North house on the east side)

Sequence[]

Mr. Gout accepts books in specific order. You can say no to the first item and he will ask for the second on the list, but he will only do this twice, after that he will cycle through the second and third items on the list of currently owned books.

List of books in order of an acceptance from Mr. Gout ('good' books are marked in bold, other are 'evil' books):

  1. Making Friends (Guild of Heroes Demon Door, also in shops in Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast or can be stolen from a house in Oakvale)
  2. Jack of Blades (Guild of Heroes Maze's Quarters)
  3. The Other Land (Guild of Heroes Library)
  4. The Dragons (Guild of Heroes Library)
  5. The Arena (Guild of Heroes Library)
  6. A Love Story (Guild of Heroes Bedrooms, also in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
  7. The Old Kingdom (Guild of Heroes Library)
  8. Creatures of Albion Book III (Guild of Heroes Library)
  9. The Pale Balverine (Guild of Heroes Library)
  10. The Tale of Maxley (Guild of Heroes Bedrooms)
  11. Creatures of Albion Book II (Guild of Heroes Library)
  12. The Northern Wastes (Guild of Heroes Library)
  13. The Tailor's Tragedy (can be stolen from Bowerstone North house on the east side)
  14. Creatures of Albion Book I (Guild of Heroes Library, also in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
  15. The Balverine Slayer (can be stolen from Knothole Glade house across from the one for sale)
  16. The Trials of Aarkan (can be stolen from Oakvale house next to the one for sale)
  17. The Repentant Alchemist (can be stolen from Bowerstone South clothing shop)
  18. Windbreaker Rule Book (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house across from the tailor shop, also in shops in Oakvale, Twinblade's Camp and Hook Coast)
  19. The Ugly Guide (can be stolen from Oakvale eastmost house, also in shops in Twinblade's Camp, Knothole Glade and Hook Coast)
  20. You Are Not a Bad Person (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the passage into Bowerstone Quay, also in shops in Darkwood Camp, Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast)
  21. The Oakvale Raid (can be stolen from Oakvale house across from a mercenary)
  22. Eyes of a Killer (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the barber, also in shops in Twinblade's Camp and Hook Coast or dropped by third Assassin)
  23. The Tale of Twinblade (Guild of Heroes Library)
  24. The Guild of Zeroes (can be stolen from Bowerstone South house next to the passage into Bowerstone Quay, also in a barrel in Witchwood Cullis Gate)
  25. The Sock Method (can be stolen from Oakvale eastmost house, also in shops in Oakvale, Bowerstone North and Hook Coast or in Witchwood Stones Demon Door)
'Evil' books from Guild of Heroes and Bowerstone South are enough to get the Dark Wizard Hat. Given the quest mechanics, picking up 6 'good' books makes it still possible to get the 'evil' hat, if a player refuses to donate more than 4 of them. Collecting 7 'good' books makes it impossible, leaving a player with Bright Wizard Hat as the only possible reward.

Notes[]

  • It's possible to get 9 (out of 10) good books as a child in the Guild of Heroes. The tenth is attainable after graduating. Collecting all other books and finishing the quest is possible after completing The Arena (for The Tailor's Tragedy).



Trivia[]

  • If you try to give the teacher the Book of Spells, he will refuse it and say "this isn't some potty school for wizards." This is a reference to Harry Potter.
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