| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | EARLY HISTORY OF YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE | [1] |
| II. | JOHNSON AND GOLDSMITH AT THE “CHEESE” | [9] |
| III. | RELICS AND ART TREASURES OF THE “CHEESE” | [15] |
| IV. | MR. JOSEPH PENNELL AND LADY COLIN CAMPBELL ON THE “CHEESE” | [26] |
| V. | ABOUT THE PUDDING | [33] |
| VI. | THE BAR | [37] |
| VII. | CLUB LIFE AT THE “CHEESE” | [42] |
| VIII. | DR. JOHNSON’S HOMES AND HAUNTS | [55] |
| IX. | THE “CHEESE” AND ITS FARE—A GREAT FALL IN PUDDING | [57] |
| X. | MR. GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA AND OTHERS ON THE “CHEESE” | [61] |
| XI. | THE PRESS AND THE “CHEESE” | [65] |
| XII. | WHAT THE WORLD SAYS OF THE “CHEESE” | [72] |
| XIII. | THE “CHESHIRE CHEESE” IN LITERATURE | [85] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATES
| “TODDY AT THE CHESHIRE CHEESE,” by W. Dendy Sadler | [Frontispiece] | |
| “THE COSY CORNER” IN OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE | to face p. | [13] |
| THE JOHNSONIAN CORNER | ” | [18] |
| DR. JOHNSON’S CHAIR | ” | [22] |
| AN INCIDENT AT THE OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE | ” | [23] |
| “THE WAY IN” | ” | [27] |
| THE BAR | ” | [37] |
| “THE WAY OUT” | ” | [38] |
| DR. JOHNSON’S HOUSE IN GOUGH SQUARE | ” | [55] |
IN TEXT
| PAGE | |
| ENTRANCE TO THE OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE IN WINE OFFICE COURT | [5] |
| STAIRCASE IN “OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE” | [8] |
| CHESHIRE COURT AT SIDE OF OLD CHESHIRE CHEESE | [25] |
| FRONTISPIECE OF BILL OF FARE | [78] |
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