The chronicle of the kings of England
Subtitle: from William the Norman to the death of George III : written after the manner of the Jewish historians, with notes explanatory and illustrative.
Contributors: Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773.
Publisher: Printed and published by J. Fairburn ...
Published: 1821
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Bible -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Anecdotes.
Genres: Anecdotes.
Notes: Written in mock-Biblical style.

First published at London in 1740. Attributed to Robert Dodsley in the New Cambridge bibliography of English literature. Sometimes attributed to Philip Dormer Stanhope. Most editions have the fictitious attribution to Nathan ben Saddi on the title page. It is not known who brought the history forward into George III's reign.

Fisher copy: With the autograph of Job Lousley, dated 1821. Bound in coloured patterned paper covered boards, with cloth spine and paper title label completed in manuscript.