HISTORICAL

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I. Some Existing International Languages already in
Partial Use . . . . . . . . . 74
II. Outline of History of the Idea of a Universal Language—List
of Schemes proposed . . . . . . . . 76
III. The Earliest British Attempt . . . . . . 87
IV. History of Volapük—a Warning . . . . . . 92
V. History of Idiom Neutral . . . . . . . 98
VI. The Newest Languages: a Neo-Latin Group—Gropings
towards a "Pan-European" Amalgamated
Scheme . . . . . . . . . . 103
VII. History of Esperanto . . . . . . . . 105
VIII. Present State of Esperanto: (_a_) General; (_b_) in England 121
IX. Lessons to be drawn from the Foregoing History . . . 131


PART III

THE CLAIMS OF ESPERANTO TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY:
CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON THE STRUCTURE OF
THE LANGUAGE ITSELF

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I. Esperanto is scientifically constructed, and fulfils the
Natural Tendency in Evolution of Language . . . 135
II. Esperanto from an Educational Point of View—It will