First News: Missing book finally returned

By Christine Emelone
Published 8th Nov 2021, 12:19 BST
Updated 8th Nov 2021, 13:36 BST

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MISSING BOOK FINALLY RETURNED

A LIBRARY book has been returned to Trinity Hall’s Jerwood Library at the University of Cambridge, 50 years late!

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The overdue book (photo: Trinity Hall)The overdue book (photo: Trinity Hall)
The overdue book (photo: Trinity Hall)

The 19th century atlas, published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, mysteriously found its way back to the library after a college reunion. It was last checked out in the early 1970s!

No-one knows who borrowed the atlas for so long, but staff at the library said they were very grateful to have it back, adding: “It’s definitely a case of better late than never!”

A car from the 70s (Photo by Barrett-Jackson via Getty Images)A car from the 70s (Photo by Barrett-Jackson via Getty Images)
A car from the 70s (Photo by Barrett-Jackson via Getty Images)
Cars and fashion were a bit different in the 70s! (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)Cars and fashion were a bit different in the 70s! (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)
Cars and fashion were a bit different in the 70s! (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)

Thankfully the library has stopped charging fees for overdue books or they said it would have cost the borrower more than £3,000!

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