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The passages suggest a connection between "Penny Universities" and "Alumni Oxonienses" through their titles. The title "Penny Universities" is explicitly stated to be the title of a work by Aytoun Ellis [1]. The passages also list "Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886" by Joseph Foster as a related work [1]. The juxtaposition of these titles implies that the content detailed in "Alumni Oxonienses" is relevant to, or perhaps being presented within the context of, the broader theme of "Penny Universities" [1].
The passages do not explicitly detail the implicit statement their juxtaposition makes about the educational landscape of the period. However, by listing "Alumni Oxonienses" as a work related to "Penny Universities" [1], and then providing extensive excerpts from "Alumni Oxonienses" which detail individual members of the University of Oxford and their matriculation [2, 3, 4, 5], it can be inferred that the work by Aytoun Ellis likely examines aspects of education or the university system that are represented by the biographical entries in "Alumni Oxonienses." The passages do not elaborate on what this implicit statement might be.
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Title: Penny Universities --- Metadata --- Title: The penny universities by Aytoun Ellis --- Text --- For works with similar titles, see Alumni Oxonienses . ← Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 ( 1891 ) by Joseph Foster → related portals : University of Oxford in 4 volumes. Oxford: Parker and Co., 1888-1892. Scans: vol. 1 ; vol. 2 ; vol. 3 ; vol. 4 474803 Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 Joseph Foster Chapters (not listed in original) Preface Corrigenda Indians, etc., entered in the matriculation register This work…
← Acock, Walter Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster A'Court, Peirce Acres, John → From volume 1 of the work. 2608861 Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — A'Court, Peirce Joseph Foster A'Court , Peirce, s. Pierce, of Hatchbury, Wilts, arm. Wadham Coll. , matric. 17 July, 1725, aged 18, M.P. Heytesbury 1734-68, assumed the additional final surname of Ashe before 1761; died s.p. Sep., 1768. ← Albert Edward, Prince of Wales Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster…
← Abney, Charles Edward Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abney, Edward Henry Abney, George → From volume 1 of the work. 2607387 Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — Abney, Edward Henry Joseph Foster Abney , Edward Henry, 2s. William Wootton, of Fulford, near York, arm. Exeter Coll. , matric. 4 March, 1829, aged 17, B.A. 1833, preb. Lichfield 1873, vicar of St. Alkmund, Derby, 1841-86. ← Abney, Edward Henry Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abney,…
← Abrahall, John Hoskyns Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abrahall, John Leigh Hoskyns Abrahall, Theophilus Bennett Hoskyns → From volume 1 of the work. 2607407 Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — Abrahall, John Leigh Hoskyns Joseph Foster Abrahall , John Leigh Hoskyns, 1s. John, of Combe, Oxon, cler. Magdalen Coll. , matric. 19 Oct., 1883, aged 18. ← Abney, George Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abrahall, Rev. Bennett Hoskyns Abrahall, Chandos…
← Abington, Thomas Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abley, Thomas Abley, 'Weverus' → From volume 1 of the work. 2607381 Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 — Abley, Thomas Joseph Foster Abley , Thomas, s. Samuel, of Shrawley, co. Worcester, pleb. Worcester Coll. , matric. 30 June, 1736, aged 19, B.A. 1740. ← Abley, 'Weverus' Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886 by Joseph Foster Abney, Charles Edward Abney, Edward Henry → From volume 1 of the work. 2607385 Alumni…
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