The Chequers: Being the Natural History of a Public-H…

Name: The Chequers: Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in: a Loafer's Diary
Author: James Runciman

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 16 chapters
Format: The complete book

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Step behind the bar of The Chequers, where the veneer of joviality fades to reveal the raw, often brutal realities of life among the drinkers and the desperate. Experience the unvarnished daily struggles and hidden truths of a public-house's fragile community.

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