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Just south of London Bridge, over a narrow courtyard opposite Borough Market, leans the George Inn, a magnificent galleried coaching house, its ramshackle warren of panelled rooms substantially unaltered for centuries. Chaucer's pilgrims probably stopped here; Shakespeare may have popped in for a pint; Dickens certainly did. This marvellously entertaining book chronicles the pub's fortunes over six centuries, and vividly evokes its colourful clientele of sailors, highwaymen, pedlars and ladies of the night.
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Pete Brown used to advertise beer for a living before he realized that writing about it was even more fun, and came with even more free beer. In 2009, Pete was named Beer Writer of the Year by the British Guild of Beer Writers. He is the author of Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer; Three Sheets to the Wind and Hops and Glory.
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- PublisherMacMillan
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0230761267
- ISBN 13 9780230761261
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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