Note 369 — The Drawing Room. (continued 2)

The Ancient Chonicles of the history of our country are in a progressive state of being creditably reprinted, with a strict adherence to the old phraseology. Of these Chronicles, the following have already made their appearance: Holinshed, 1807, 4to., 6 vols.; Hall, 1809, 4to.; Grafton, 1809, 4to., 2 vols.; Fabian, 1811, 4to. This latter is not a mere reprint of the first edition of Fabian, but has, at the bottom, the various readings of the subsequent impressions. The index is copious and valuable. Indeed, all these re-impressions have good indexes. The public will hear, with pleasure, that Arnold, Harding, and Lord Berners' translation of Froissard, and Rastell, are about to bring up the rear of these popular Chroniclers.