Preliminary Examination Journal

AND

STUDENT'S LITERARY MAGAZINE.

VOL. I,

FEBRUARY, 1871, TO MAY, 1875,

BY

JAMES ERLE BENHAM,

FORMERLY OF KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON ;

AUTHOR OF "THE STUDENT'S EXAMINATION GUIDE," "A COMMENTARY ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CHANGES OF ENGLAND," ETC.

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LONDON:

BUTTERWORTHS, 7, FLEET STREET,
Law Publishers to the Queen's most excellent Majesty.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY C. ROWORTH AND SONS,

NEWTON STREET, HIGH HOLBORN.

CONTENTS.

NUMBER I.-FEBRUARY, 1871.

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I. Introductory Remarks and Review of the past Examinations..

II. Imperfections of the Orthography of the English Language

III. Synopsis of leading Authors, Statesmen, Poets and Philosophers (Anglo-

Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet Periods)

IV. Questions and Answers, February, 1871..

V. Review of the February Preliminary Examination, and Names of best Books

to be studied

I. Miscellaneous Notices and Reviews of Educational Works

II. Lectures on Language (The English Language)

III. Synopsis of leading Authors, Statesmen, Poets and Philosophers (Tudor and

Stuart Periods)

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IV. Questions and Answers, May, 1871

V. Review of the May Examination and Remarks on the Study of English

History

VI. Correspondence

I. Miscellaneous Notices and Reviews of Educational Subjects

II. Lectures on Language (The English Language—Part II.)

III. Synopsis of leading Authors, Statesmen, Poets and Philosophers (Stuart

Period-continued)

I. Examination Notices, &c. ..

II. What Endowments are essential to those aspiring to become Barristers and

Solicitors.. ..

III. Lectures on Language (The English Language-Part III.)

IV. Synopsis of leading Authors, Statesmen, Poets and Philosophers (Bruns-

wick Period)