Rare Harper Lee First Edition Donated to London Charity Shop
A first edition of To Kill A Mockingbird was discovered among donated books at an Oxfam shop in London. The rare 1960 novel is now part of the British Library's national collection.
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Half of UK Adults Tried Buying Fewer Clothes This Year
More than half of British adults deliberately tried to cut back on clothing purchases over the past year, new research reveals. Actor Richard E. Grant is championing the shift toward secondhand fashion with a personal story about how a thrift shop coat changed his career.
Donated Sherlock Book Raises £11,500 for Oxfam
A routine book donation to an Oxfam charity shop in Shrewsbury turned out to be a rare 1890 first edition worth over £11,000. The surprising find shows how one generous donation can multiply into thousands for a good cause.
