Book published in 1899 returned 50 years overdue to Massachusetts library

A book published in 1899 which was 51 years overdue has finally been returned to a public library in Massachusetts. The book, titled The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley, was returned to the Worcester public library earlier in November. It had been checked out in 1973, with a due date of 22 May 1973, making its return just more than five decades late.

The book was found somewhere in Boston by a local resident and taken to the Cambridge public library, the Worcester branch said in a statement. Staffers at the Cambridge library realized it did not belong to their library and contacted the branch in Worcester. "Returning to its rightful home, 51 years later," a note inside the book from the Cambridge public.



.. Anna Betts.