Cover of Book of the Cheese

Book of the Cheese

by Thomas Wilson Reid

Chapter 1 of 13 Early History of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

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English
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Peter Yearsley

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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