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Blue Penguin Classics edition of The Odyssey
Athens
Lost
listing
Posted
23 days
ago
Description
Hey, I’m worried—I misplaced my blue Penguin Classics edition of The Odyssey yesterday around 3pm. It’s a blue hardcover with gold lettering on the spine and a small coffee ring near the bottom edge. I think I left it outside the National Library of Greece on Panepistimiou Street, near Syntagma Square, after grabbing a coffee. It’s sentimental to me—my grandmother gave it to me, and I really need it back. There’s a tiny bookmark ribbon with a faded red tassel, plus a sticker on the back with my initials 'M.K.'
Approximate last-seen location
Athens
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