Penguin Classics Pride and Prejudice paperback
Description
I lost my Penguin Classics paperback of Pride and Prejudice yesterday around 3pm near the Port Huron Public Library on McMorran Place. The cover is bright red with gold lettering and the spine is a bit creased from being shoved in my bag during the bus ride; there’s a coffee ring on the back and a dog-eared corner from endless reading. Inside the front cover I wrote my initials 'P.P.' in pencil, and there’s a yellow sticky note on page 42 that says 'return to P. Patel' in neat handwriting. It’s sentimental to me because it was a gift from my grandmother, and I’d be relieved to get it back if anyone found it.
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