April 23 (UPI) -- In celebration of Thursday's World Book Day, we're looking back at some of the most astonishing tales of overdue library books that were returned more than 100 years late.
Thursday marks World Book Day, a celebration of literacy and education that began in Britain in 1998. It's no secret that libraries are some of the most important resources for promoting literacy in the world, with patrons able to borrow tomes that pique their curiosity free of charge.
Sometimes, though, they may come to like the book so much that ends up being kept past its established due date -- sometimes for more than a century.
In celebration of World Book Day, and as tribute to public and school libraries everywhere, here are five stories of borrowed books that took the long road back to the stacks.
'Life of King Henry the Fifth,' by William Shakespeare
