About this book
"Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese" is a pub on Fleet Street, London. It was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, and has been frequented by many literary and historical characters. The book rambles through the pub's history, with many anecdotes and stories about its staff and customers. - Summary by Peter Yearsley
Chapters (13)
1Early History of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
2Johnson and Goldsmith at the 'Cheese'
3Relics and Art Treasures of the 'Cheese'
4Mr Joseph Pennell and Lady Colin Campbell on the 'Cheese'
5About the Pudding
6The Bar
7Club Life at the 'Cheese'
8Dr Johnson's Homes and Haunts
9The 'Cheese' and its Fare - a Great Fall in Pudding
10Mr George Augustus Sala and Others on the 'Cheese'
11The Press and the 'Cheese'
12What the World Says of the 'Cheese'
13The 'Cheshire Cheese' in Literature
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