{"product_id":"9781633913967","title":"Old London Taverns: Historical, Descriptive, and Reminiscent","description":"In February 1900, a journal review of Old London Taverns commented that the author was annoyed by mistakes in recounting pub history. So he embarked on this chronicle:\u003cp\u003e\"He tells us of various taverns, chop-houses, bakers', butchers', and kindred topics of considerable variety, places both new and old. He has done good service in putting together these facts, which have, indeed, a great tendency to get forgotten or confused. [As an example]... Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese' is, perhaps, the doyen of London taverns. Herrick speaks of the 'Cheese,' along with the Triple Tun' (no longer a tavern), in writing to Ben Jonson. This building, of course, perished in the Fire, but its successor has seen guests as famous-Pope, Congreve, Samuel Johnson, Goldsmith, and in later days Charles Dickens, Mark Lemon, and Thomas Hood. It remains much the same, though the ancient simplicity of its bill-of-fare has disappeared. Mr. Callow's book is one to be commended both for its text and its illustrations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is dedicated to John Hamill, whose researches into the beginnings of Freemasonry have made him something of an authority about the rites that the ancient taverns sheltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westphalia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018681860336,"sku":"9781633913967","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781633913967_p0.jpg?v=1763680116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781633913967","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}