School library book returned more than 120 years late – with no fine

Title given back to school in Hereford by granddaughter of ex-pupil Arthur Boycott, who became a distinguished pathologist

A school library book on the subject of The Microscope and its Revelations that was borrowed in the 1890s and has been missing ever since has been returned after more than 120 years – with no fine to pay.

The small black volume was borrowed from the library at Hereford Cathedral school (HCS) by former pupil Arthur Boycott, whose interest was undoubtedly triggered by his childhood passion for natural history, in particular conchology – the study and collection of mollusc shells.

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