Man returns a book his grandfather borrowed 84 years ago and pays late fees

A British library said a book that was 84 years overdue was returned by the late's grandson - and he paid the $21.14 late fee.

Earlsdon Carnegie Community Library in Coventry, England, said a man named Paddy Riordan had visited the library recently to return a copy of "Red Deer" by Richard Jeffreys.

The book was borrowed and sealed 84 years ago by Riordan's grandfather, William Harrison.

Riordan told library officials that he found the book among the belongings of his recently deceased mother.

The library said Riordan paid a total of $21.14 - the amount in arrears that the book would have collected at the price used in 1938, when it was borrowed irrevocably.

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