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PREFACE

peranto) in France, who has written the "Conversations,"[1] etc., in Section II.; The Honourable R. H. Geoghegan, to whom, in great measure, I am indebted for the chapter on the Participle; Mr. Joseph Rhodes, F.J.S., President of the Esperanto Society, Keighley, Yorks (the first society established for the study of the language in England), who, despite his many literary duties, has given me valuable assistance in revising this new edition; to Monsieur P. Ahlberg, President of the Esperanto Society, Stockholm, to whom I am indebted for the greater number of the Commercial letters in Section III.; and to Mr. Charles Hayes, Wandsworth, who also has given me valuable assistance in preparing this Grammar for publication.

J.C. O'Connor, M.A.

17, St. Stephen's Square, Bayswater, W.


  1. These dialogues originally appeared in L'Espérantiste from the pen of Monsieur de Beaufront. This is a monthly journal, printed in French and Esperanto, and published in Paris. To all desirous of perfecting themselves in the language it will prove a most valuable aid. It can be had by applying to the Secretary, Esperanto Society, 10, Place de la Bourse, Paris.