Esperanto Association of Britain
Encyclopedia
The Esperanto Association of Britain (EAB) is a registered educational charity whose objective is to advance the education of the public in the international language
Esperanto
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Among its activities it publishes, provides and distributes information about the language and organises educational courses, lectures and conferences. It also provides a comprehensive bookshop with material from around the world.
Regular publications include :
Until 2001, the offices of EAB were located in Holland Park, London
. However, in April 2001, due to the cost of maintaining the building, the offices were relocated to a converted outhouse at the Wedgwood Memorial College
, Barlaston
, Stoke-on-Trent
, Staffordshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/features/2004/10/esperanto_update.shtml, where they remain today , and where one of the largest and most important collections of material in and about Esperanto is to be found in the Montagu Butler Library
.
International language
International language may refer to:* Love* Music* Mathematics* International auxiliary language - a language meant for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language...
Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
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Among its activities it publishes, provides and distributes information about the language and organises educational courses, lectures and conferences. It also provides a comprehensive bookshop with material from around the world.
Regular publications include :
- Handbook
- La Brita Esperantisto - a literary magazine in Esperanto
- Esperanto Update (mainly in English with news of activities related to the language).
Until 2001, the offices of EAB were located in Holland Park, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. However, in April 2001, due to the cost of maintaining the building, the offices were relocated to a converted outhouse at the Wedgwood Memorial College
Wedgwood Memorial College
Wedgwood Memorial College is a small residential college in Barlaston, near Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. The college is owned and operated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and is nationally important as a centre of Esperanto education....
, Barlaston
Barlaston
Barlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is roughly halfway between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the small town of Stone. According to the 2001 census the population of the parish was 2,659.-History:The old parish church of...
, Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/features/2004/10/esperanto_update.shtml, where they remain today , and where one of the largest and most important collections of material in and about Esperanto is to be found in the Montagu Butler Library
Montagu Butler Library
The Montagu Butler Library is one of the world’s major collections in and about Esperanto, having 4433 items in its detailed catalogue.It is named after Montagu C...
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