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"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
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Early History of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
11:29 - Chapter 2
Johnson and Goldsmith at the 'Cheese'
12:05 - Chapter 3
Relics and Art Treasures of the 'Cheese'
21:35 - Chapter 4
Mr Joseph Pennell and Lady Colin Campbell on the 'Cheese'
14:27 - Chapter 5
About the Pudding
07:41 - Chapter 6
The Bar
09:41 - Chapter 7
Club Life at the 'Cheese'
27:52 - Chapter 8
Dr Johnson's Homes and Haunts
02:59 - Chapter 9
The 'Cheese' and its Fare - a Great Fall in Pudding
08:45 - Chapter 10
Mr George Augustus Sala and Others on the 'Cheese'
07:06 - Chapter 11
The Press and the 'Cheese'
12:41 - Chapter 12
What the World Says of the 'Cheese'
24:46 - Chapter 13
The 'Cheshire Cheese' in Literature
18:53