Book bricked in a fireplace for 150 years returns to Australian library, late fee would've been nearly $20,000
· livemint.com
A 19th-century book on Greek antiquities, sealed inside a fireplace for over a century, has finally made its way back to an Australian public library — with a hypothetical late fee running into thousands of dollars.
A book that vanished from an Australian public library roughly 150 years ago has finally been returned, after spending decades sealed inside a bricked-up firepl...