The Literary Ledger: From Ontological Weight to Procedural Erasure, 1827 to 1990

This manuscript is a book length expansion of the previously uploaded paper The Literary Ledger: The Descent of the Western Soul, 1827 to 1990. While the earlier work introduced the diagnostic framework, the present manuscript substantially extends the analysis through expanded historical sequences, additional national archives, and full consolidation of the Equilibrium Ledger framework. This version is not a minor revision but a structural enlargement intended as a pre publication working manuscript for book submission. Author ORCID record contains related research outputs and preprint versions connected to this manuscript. Earlier Zenodo record DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18369197