Despite the failure of Wilkin's life's work, the dream of a universal language was resurrected in the late 19th century when a small book called " Lingvo Internacia" was self-published by someone calling himself Dr. Esperanto, which means one who hopes.

尽管威尔金一生的工作失败了，但在 19 世纪后期， 一本名为“Lingvo Internacia” 的小书由自称世界语博士（意为充满希望的人）的人自行出版， 这使通用语言的梦想复活了。