244 Pages
by
Routledge
First published in 1960, this book details the life of Ludovic Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto. Boulton’s work portrays Zamenhof as a figurehead for peace, his life and work remaining morally, intellectually, and psychologically interesting over time. The book uncovers Zamenhof’s early years, where he, at the age of fifteen, conceived the idea of creating a new language, spurred by the notion... Read more
Foreword
1. Reason and Love
2. A Schoolboy Creates a Language
3. Father and Son
4. Doctor Zamenhof
5. Helpmate
6. Son and Father
7. Censorship
8. The Continuing Struggle
9. Division in France
10. Triumph
11. ‘Fundamento’
12. A Religion for Humanity
13. Geneva
14. Zamenhof in England
15. A Man and His Betrayers
16. Consolidation
17. Barcelona and Washington
18. Antwerp and Krakow
19. Translator
20. Father Among His Children
21. Heartbreak
22. Immortality
23. Black Swastika and Green Star
Index
Biography
Marjorie Boulton
