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The hero of the Filipinos — Charles Edward Russell

The hero of the Filipinos

Charles Edward Russell

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  • Book language: English
  • 314 pages

The Hero of the Filipinos is a 1923 historical biography of José Rizal, the Philippine poet, reformer, and national martyr. Written by Charles Edward Russell and E. B. Rodriguez, it recounts his life and his role in the Filipino reform and nationalist movement. It offers an accessible introduction to Rizal's significance.

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Contents

  1. THE HERO OF THE FILIPINOS THE STORY OF JOSÉ RIZAL POET, PATRIOT AND MARTYR
  2. PREFATORY NOTE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. THE HERO OF THE FILIPINOS
  6. CHAPTER I A PEOPLE’S WRONGS
  7. CHAPTER II SCHOOL-DAYS AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS
  8. CHAPTER III FIRST CONTACTS WITH THE ENEMY
  9. CHAPTER IV VOICES OF PROPHECY
  10. CHAPTER V “NOLI ME TANGERE”
  11. CHAPTER VI LEONORA RIVERA
  12. CHAPTER VII AGAIN IN THE PHILIPPINES
  13. CHAPTER VIII THE GRAPES OF WRATH
  14. CHAPTER IX PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
  15. CHAPTER X FILIPINO INDOLENCE
  16. CHAPTER XI WHAT MANNER OF MAN
  17. CHAPTER XII “EL FILIBUSTERISMO”
  18. CHAPTER XIII THE SAFE-CONDUCT
  19. CHAPTER XIV THE EXILE OF DAPITAN
  20. CHAPTER XV THE KATIPUNAN
  21. CHAPTER XVI “I CAME FROM MARTYRDOM UNTO THIS PEACE”
  22. CHAPTER XVII RESULTS AND INFLUENCES
  23. APPENDICES APPENDIX A Translations of Poems by Rizal
  24. APPENDIX B RIZAL AS A PATRIOT, AUTHOR, AND SCIENTIST
  25. APPENDIX C REPRESENTATIVE COOPER’S TRIBUTE
  26. APPENDIX D RIZAL’S VIEWS ON THE RACE PROBLEM
  27. APPENDIX E SPECIMEN PAGES FROM RIZAL’S DIARY
  28. A RIZAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
  29. INDEX
  30. Colophon

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