Books by Edward Jenks

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Originally published in 1892, this book was formed from the content of the Yorke Prize Essay for 1891. The text was written by the renowned legal scholar and historian of law, Edward Jenks (1861-1939). It presents a comprehensive history of the doctrine of consideration in English law. Notes are incorporated throughout.

Created with the general reader in mind, this 1912 third edition of The History of the Australasian Colonies provides a concise, yet rigorous, analysis of historical developments in Australasia and contextualises these developments in terms of the later political situation at the beginning of the twentieth century.