However, he was accused of stealing books from the university library, probably to pay debts, and sent down in 1778.

Would it even be possible to steal books and learn to read again?

After all, how likely was it that she had managed to steal books from his father's study?

That was when she began to steal books, hide them under the house and read in secret.

Few thieves, when you think about it, bother stealing books.

As they become young lovers, the two begin stealing books together.

I wonder why through the ages so many people steal books?

He denied stealing books, saying "I don't know nothing about this.

It concerns me that someone may be stealing books and selling them for profit.

Well, not exactly you personally, just somebody who goes around stealing books that aren't supposed to be there in the first place.