The small leather-bound notebooks, which included in 1837 the late scientist Tree of life sketch, disappeared in 2001. They are believed to have been misplaced on the shelf before being declared stolen in October 2020. Now the valuables were returned to a pink gift bag containing a brown envelope with the message “Librarian, Happy Easter X”. The notebooks were returned in a pink gift bag with a note “Happy Easter”. SWNS After it was reported that the items had been stolen, Cambridgeshire police launched an investigation and alerted Interpol as the university made a global appeal for information. The manuscripts, which are considered to be in good condition and wrapped in foil, were left on the floor of a public library area.
