| La Brita Esperantisto (The British Esperantist) | |
| Frequency: | Monthly, Bimonthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually |
| Category: | Magazine |
| Publisher: | British Esperanto Association |
| Firstdate: | 1905 (as The British Esperantist.) |
| Country: | England |
| Language: | Esperanto, English |
La Brita Esperantisto is the official organ of the British Esperanto Association. It was launched as The British Esperantist (stylized as The British Esperantist.). It was published as a monthly and run by a committee of editors from No. 1 issue (January 1905) to No. 306 (October 1930).[1]
It continued as a monthly but with a frequency starting World War II as a bimonthly with joint issues covering two months (6 issues per year).[2]
In 1991 the publication became a quarterly and issued once every three months (4 issues a year).
In the year 2000, the publication turned into a semi-annual issue (two issues titled Spring and Autumn). In 2010, it was retitled as LBE (abbreviation of La Brita Esperantisto), but it reverted to the title La Brita Esperantisto in 2015.[3]
Editors included Montagu C. Butler, Wadham, K. Alexander, C. J. Hunt, Cecil C. Goldsmitt, G. Osmotherly, D. B. Gregor, A. E. Nobes, Edward Ockey, Dermond J. F. Quirke and William Auld, Paul Gubbins, Ian Carter and Tim Owen, the latter as editor in chief since Spring 2018 issue.
| Nos | From | To | Editor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 306 | January 1905 | October 1930 | Committee |
| 307 - 372 | November 1930 | April 1936 | Montagu C. Butler |
| 373 - 414 | May 1936 | October 1939 | Fred Wadham |
| 415 - 527/528 | November 1939 | March-April 1949 | Montagu C. Butler |
| 529/530 - 581/582 | May-June 1949 | September-October 1953 | K. Alexander |
| 583/584 - 597/598 | November-December 1953 | January-February 1955 | C. J. Hunt |
| 599/600 - 640 | March-April 1955 | November 1958 | Cecil C. Goldsmith |
| 641 - 646 | December 1958 | May 1959 | G. Osmotherly |
| 647 - 681 | June 1959 | July-August 1962 | D. B. Gregor |
| 682 - 691 | September 1962 | June 1963 | no information |
| 692 - 736 | July-August 1963 | August-September 1967 | A. E. Nobes |
| 737 - 774 | October 1967 | June 1971 | Edward Ockey |
| 775 | August 1971 | Dermond J. F. Quirke | |
| 776 - 951 | October 1971 | March-April 2000 | William Auld |
| 952 - 980 | Autumn 2001 | Spring 2016 | Paul Gubbins |
| 981 - 983 | Autumn 2016 | Autumn 2017 | Ian Carter, Tim Owen |
| 984 | Spring 2018 | Tim Owen | |