Overdue copy of George Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ returned to library 50 years later – and it ‘smelled downright awful’
A George Orwell book checked out of a library in the United Kingdom 50 years ago was finally returned by a mortified borrower. The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at ...
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Overdue library book returned after 50 years
The hard-backed copy of George Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier was supposed to be back at Hull's Central Library in 1974. Katie Holdstock, from the city's libraries service, said the book would not be ...
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