The Esperantist, Complete
The Esperantist, Complete gathers the first volume of "The Esperantist," the monthly gazette edited by H. Bolingbroke Mudie and published by the London Esperanto Club from November 1903 through December 1904. Across fourteen numbered issues it collects original poems, translated stories, fables, songs with music, language lessons, grammatical notes, and reports from clubs and correspondents scattered across Britain, Europe, India, and Japan. Contributors range from enthusiastic amateurs to Esperanto's creator, L. L. Zamenhof, whose pieces on the Academy and the origins of the language appear alongside light verse, limericks, and practical guidance on founding local groups.
As a primary record of the early Esperanto movement, it matters for showing how an invented international language was actually used, taught, and enjoyed in daily life. Its themes—friendship across borders, cultural exchange, and faith in universal communication—capture the optimism of a community building a shared tongue from the ground up.
How it begins
A few minor typographical errors have been corrected without notice. However, many grammatical errors and odd spellings have been left as in the original. Some un-indexed items have been added to the indexes. THE ESPERANTIST . Volume I. Volume II. THE ESPERANTIST . VOL. I. Nov., 1903–Dec., 1904. Wholesale Agent: 14, NORFOLK ST., STRAND, LONDON. No. 1, November, 1903 No. 2, December, 1903 No. 3, January, 1904 No. 4, February, 1904 No. 5, March, 1904 No. 6, April, 1904 No. 7, May, 1904 No. 8, June, 1904 No. 9, July, 1904 No. 10, August, 1904 No. 11, September, 1904 No. 12, October, 1904 No. 13, November, 1904 No. 14, December, 1904 ENHAVARO DE "THE ESPERANTIST." VOLUMO I. NUMEROJ 1–14. Anando. Voĉo el la Himalajo, 193 . Archibald, Jem Ross. Kristnaska Pudingo, 212 . Bauer, Elise. La tri amikoj;* kaj Legendo,* 23 . —— Ĉu vi estas preta,* 64 . —— Mateo Falkone,* 70 . —— La Mistera Edziĝo,* 148 . —— Havro, 164 . Bernard, E. Letero el Genevo, 215 . Bickell, C. S. La Posteno de Robbie,* 111 . Bicknell, Clarence. Itala Somero, 4 , 23 . —— La lasta rozo de somero ,* 4 . —— L’Almozulino ,* 20 . —— Kazabianko ,* 41 . —— Vera Rakonteto, 44 . —— Diverslandaj Proverboj,* 43 , 64 , 68 . —— Itala Fablascienco, 68 .
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