A man returns two overdue library books that were borrowed more than a century ago. According to reports, Walter Griffith Owen checked out “Paradise” and “King Lear” in 1910 and did not return them after borrowing for about a week. The books remained outstanding until they were returned 116 years later, after Owen’s death, with the return made for his late grandfather’s records. The reports describe the incident as an unusual case of overdue items resurfacing long after the original borrowing date. While the accounts focus on the age of the loans and the specific titles involved, they do not add further detail about how the books were kept, how they were finally located, or whether library staff had any prior notice. Overall, the story highlights a very long overdue period and the return of the two classic works to a library system after more than a century.