Posted on 12/10/2022 12:56:52 PM PST by DFG
In 1903, a student named Arthur Lamb checked out "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens from the Toowoomba Grammar School library in Queensland, Australia.
In December 2022, his grandson, John Lamb, returned the book to the library. Only 119 years after it was first checked out!
The school, which has been around since 1875, shared on its Instagram:
Dr Lamb kindly returned it to the School for display - 120 years overdue!!! A huge thank you to the Lamb family.
The book was in a box of things belonging to the Lamb family. At least they thought they belonged to them because the book was apparently stolen.
Nevertheless, the family returned the book, 119 years overdue and in pristine condition. And it's actually a book worth returning, as Charles Dickens is just as much of a literary icon over a century later.
(Excerpt) Read more at notthebee.com ...
Did the library send them an overdue bill?
Remember, George Washington had an overdue book, Vattels’ “Law of Nations” which many here swore didn’t influence him.
You put a good twist on it.
Nevertheless it’s a pip (spot or speck) on his record.
We must remember that, by the 1930s, it was hard times and not easy to get money to pay the fine.
After a period of time, libraries will make you pay to replace the book. If the grandfather paid the replacement cost then the book is theirs.
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