Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
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#2we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#3we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
perhaps they are a child of the thief and found the books while cleaning house after the thief's death. or not, but we don't know
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#4we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
What else should we call them? All we know right now is that someone returned them. We don't know if that's the same person who stole them.
Personally I am hoping for someone to come forth with a story. At that point we can re-evaluate the use of "benefactor."
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#5As an aside, American Animals is a creative documentary about the theft and attempted sale of Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, as well as some other famous rare books.
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#6we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
perhaps they are a child of the thief and found the books while cleaning house after the thief's death. or not, but we don't know
Or saw someone trying to sell them, realized what they were, bought them for this specific purpose realizing it would be easier/faster than trying to report to the police/FBI knowing that they wouldn't do much about it.
The scripts just write themselves
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#7we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
A 'benefactor' is someone who helps you. They helped by getting the notebooks returned.
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
perhaps they are a child of the thief and found the books while cleaning house after the thief's death. or not, but we don't know
Or saw someone trying to sell them, realized what they were, bought them for this specific purpose realizing it would be easier/faster than trying to report to the police/FBI knowing that they wouldn't do much about it. The scripts just write themselves
Or perhaps a gentleman thief who stole them from the original thief and returned them!
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#9we're calling the person who returned stolen notebooks a "benefactor"?
Well, the malefactor certainly wouldn't be returning them for free.
Re: Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or saw someone trying to sell them, realized what they were, bought them for this specific purpose realizing it would be easier/faster than trying to report to the police/FBI knowing that they wouldn't do much about it. The scripts just write themselves
Or perhaps a gentleman thief who stole them from the original thief and returned them!
Maybe he was a gentleman thief who stole the notes, held on to them for 20 years, and then as he approached retirement realized he needed to do one last gig -- stealing our hearts. But anonymously, by unstealing the notes.