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Book of the Cheese

Public domain audiobook

Book of the Cheese

by Thomas Wilson Reid

English· 03:00:00· 13 chapters
"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

  1. Chapter 1

    Early History of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

    11:29
  2. Chapter 2

    Johnson and Goldsmith at the 'Cheese'

    12:05
  3. Chapter 3

    Relics and Art Treasures of the 'Cheese'

    21:35
  4. Chapter 4

    Mr Joseph Pennell and Lady Colin Campbell on the 'Cheese'

    14:27
  5. Chapter 5

    About the Pudding

    07:41
  6. Chapter 6

    The Bar

    09:41
  7. Chapter 7

    Club Life at the 'Cheese'

    27:52
  8. Chapter 8

    Dr Johnson's Homes and Haunts

    02:59
  9. Chapter 9

    The 'Cheese' and its Fare - a Great Fall in Pudding

    08:45
  10. Chapter 10

    Mr George Augustus Sala and Others on the 'Cheese'

    07:06
  11. Chapter 11

    The Press and the 'Cheese'

    12:41
  12. Chapter 12

    What the World Says of the 'Cheese'

    24:46
  13. Chapter 13

    The 'Cheshire Cheese' in Literature

    18:53