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 ...
Overdue library book returned after 50 years
A novel has been returned to a library 50 years past its due date by an embarrassed anonymous borrower. The hard-backed copy of George Orwell's Road to Wigan Pier was supposed to be back at Hull's ...
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Wigan Pier: a unique blend of industrial heritage and contemporary life
Originally, the "pier" was a loading jetty along the canal, where coal from Wigan’s mines would be loaded onto barges. Over time, it gained a somewhat mythic status, mainly due to George Orwell's 1937 ...