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A pupil at a British school in Peterborough (UK) finally returned a book after 32 years. Ironically, it was a book on manners, "Manners Make A Difference in 1989".

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Last week it arrived in the post, with an unsigned note: "Sorry! Just 32 years overdue! Call it Catholic guilt." The fine - which will be waived - would have been £832, the school joked on Twitter.

The article talks about the book itself too, which is pretty funny!

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The US tome, distributed by the John C Winston company, includes some rather "archaic wording", added Ms Sennett, the school's special educational needs co-ordinator, who also works in the library. "It can only have been used as means to reflecting how society has changed, and possibly in A-level sociology," she said. The book looks at manners in different areas of life, including at school, at the table, while playing games, letter writing and travelling. The reader is advised not to tread on a dance partner's toes, and that tardiness at mealtimes is "an act of selfishness". "There is no place where gentle breeding is so surely revealed as at a table, it says - which to me sounds like a Miranda Hart sketch," added Ms Sennett.

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I'm surprised he actually held on to the book for over 3 decades, let alone remembered to return It.

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I'm surprised he actually held on to the book for over 3 decades, let alone remembered to return It.

In all honesty, I have a book I accidentally stole from school. That one is from ten years ago. However, it's about a long dead artist, so I suspect it won't seem as much of a time capsule when I finally return it. I doubt much would have changed on the topic! XD

[mothered]

In all honesty, I have a book I accidentally stole from school. That one is from ten years ago. However, it's about a long dead artist, so I suspect it won't seem as much of a time capsule when I finally return it. I doubt much would have changed on the topic! XD

Naughty girl Intentionally stealing books.

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Just kidding.

I'm surprised your school's records, didn't trigger an alert of the overdue book at some point In the ten year time frame. Or perhaps you've relocated, hence their efforts to contact you are/were futile.

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In all honesty, I have a book I accidentally stole from school. That one is from ten years ago. However, it's about a long dead artist, so I suspect it won't seem as much of a time capsule when I finally return it. I doubt much would have changed on the topic! XD

Naughty girl Intentionally stealing books.

Spoiler:

Just kidding.

I'm surprised your school's records, didn't trigger an alert of the overdue book at some point In the ten year time frame. Or perhaps you've relocated, hence their efforts to contact you are/were futile.

Technically I didn't borrow it from the library. My art teacher let me borrow it from their personal bookcase in the classroom, so there is no record or fee for my borrowing it xD However, art books are an expensive item in their own.

[so8band]

LOL thats a hilarious story - thanks for sharing - made me actually lol