Book hidden in fireplace returned to Australian library 150 years overdue
- Antiquities of Athens was borrowed from a local library in Kiama, a seaside town about 120km (75 miles) south of Sydney, some time in the mid-1870s.
- The book on classic Greek architecture was stored in a tea chest hidden behind a boarded-up fireplace for decades before it
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- Antiquities of Athens was borrowed from a local library in Kiama, a seaside town about 120km (75 miles) south of Sydney, some time in the mid-1870s.
- The book on classic Greek architecture was stored in a tea chest hidden behind a boarded-up fireplace for decades before it
Sources: BBC News