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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a library built by the ancient [[Greek]]s in the [[Egypt]]ian town of [[Alexandria]]. Its librarians not only ejected the [[Fourth Doctor]] but suspended his lending privileges, because, according to him, "they didn't trust me after I misshelved the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]". Nevertheless, he still had one of their books, [[Ptolemy I]]'s ''[[Treatise on the Structure, Position and Medicinal Nature of Celestial Bodies]]'' out on loan some 2093 years and four months after it was due back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of Heaven (novel)|Eye of Heaven]]'') | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a library built by the ancient [[Greek]]s in the [[Egypt]]ian town of [[Alexandria]]. Its librarians not only ejected the [[Fourth Doctor]] but suspended his lending privileges, because, according to him, "they didn't trust me after I misshelved the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]". Nevertheless, he still had one of their books, [[Ptolemy I]]'s ''[[Treatise on the Structure, Position and Medicinal Nature of Celestial Bodies]]'' out on loan some 2093 years and four months after it was due back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eye of Heaven (novel)|Eye of Heaven]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 22:53, 8 August 2013
The Library of Alexandria was a library built by the ancient Greeks in the Egyptian town of Alexandria. Its librarians not only ejected the Fourth Doctor but suspended his lending privileges, because, according to him, "they didn't trust me after I misshelved the Dead Sea Scrolls". Nevertheless, he still had one of their books, Ptolemy I's Treatise on the Structure, Position and Medicinal Nature of Celestial Bodies out on loan some 2093 years and four months after it was due back. (PROSE: Eye of Heaven)
