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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of figures
  6. Note from the authors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction: Building worlds with words
  9. 1. Grassroots internationalism from small places: pen, ink and the forging of friendships in a constructed language
  10. 2. From learning the language to founding local clubs: the making of an Esperanto speaker
  11. 3. Gendered talk: Esperanto-speaking women and languages of egalitarianism
  12. 4. Speaking of the Lord to the master: John Beveridge, Ludwik Zamenhof and the Esperanto translation of the Bible
  13. Conclusion: The history of international communication via postcards and Esperanto
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index

A postcard, black and white, early twentieth century. The postcard, printed in Nancy, France, shows a zeppelin flying over a lake or sea. The zeppelin has the word 'Esperanto' printed on the side from front to back. At its tail it carries the green and white Esperanto flag. The background scenery shows a mountainous coastline and a cathedral

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