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The hero of the Filipinos The story of José Rizal, poet, patriot and martyr

Charles Edward Russell Eulogio Balan Rodriguez

50. “Los Animales de Juan.” (John’s Animals.) An unpublished story. 51. “A S....” (To S——) Poem dated November 6, ——. 52. “A....” (To ——) Poem, not dated; rough draft. 53. “Mi Primer Recuerdo: Fragmento de Mis Memorias.” (My First Recollection: Fragments of My Memories.) All these last few works seem to have been written while Rizal was a student in Madrid. 54. “Juan Luna.” Article, published in the “Revista Hispano-Americana,” of Barcelona, February 28, 1886, carrying a front-page portrait of the great Filipino painter. 55. “A las Flores de Heidelberg.” (To the Flowers of Heidelberg.) Poem dated Heidelberg, April 22, 1886. Signed “Laong Laan,” first published in “La Solidaridad.” 56. “Madrid.” An epistolary chronicle, written in French from Germany in 1886. First published in “Nuestro Tiempo” in February, 1905. 57. “Crítica Literaria.” Not dated. Criticisms in French on “Tartarin sur les Alpes” and “Le Pistolet de la Petit Baronne.” Germany, 1886. 58. “Essai sur Pierre Corneille.” In French. Germany, 1886. 59. “Tinipong Karunungan ng Kaibigan Ng mga Taga Rhin.” Beginning of a translation of a book by Hebel into Tagalog. 60. “Une Soirée chez M. B....” Written in Berlin, in French. Unpublished sketch. No date. 61. “Noli Me Tangere.” Berlin, March, 1887. His first complete novel. 61 b. “Noli Me Tangere.” Second edition, Manila, Chofre & Co., 1899. 61 c. “Noli Me Tangere.” Third edition, Valencia, Sempere, 1902. Somewhat shortened and with mutilations. 61 d. “Noli Me Tangere.” Fourth edition, Barcelona, Maucci, 1903. With a short prologue by Ramon Sempau. 61 e. “Au Pays des Moines.” French translation of 61 by Henri Lucas and Ramon Sempau. Paris, 1899. With a few notes. 61 f. “An Eagle’s Flight.” Abbreviated English translation. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1900. 61 g. “Friars and Filipinos.” Another English translation, somewhat fuller than 61 f, by F. E. Gannet. New York, 1907. 61 h. German translation of “Noli Me Tangere.” Never finished, by Dr. Blumentritt. 61 i. “Noli Me Tangere.” Tagalog translation by Paciano Rizal, brother of the author. Rizal himself revised and corrected the sheets. 61 j. “Noli Me Tangere.” Tagalog translation by P. H. Poblete. 61 k. “Noli Me Tangere.” Cebuana translation by Vicente Sotto. 61 l. “Tulang na sa ‘Noli.’” The song from Chap. XXIII translated into Tagalog by M. H. del Pilar. 1888. 61 m. “Noli Me Tangere” (Extracts). Translations of chapters, paragraphs, and sentences into many dialects in broadside form for general distribution in the islands. 61 n. “Ang ‘Noli Me Tangere.’” Playlet performed on Rizal’s birthday. Mentioned in “El Renacimiento,” Manila, 1905. 61 o. “The Social Cancer.” A complete English Version of “Noli Me Tangere,” from the Spanish of José Rizal by Charles Derbyshire (with a life of Rizal), Manila, Philippine Education Company, 1912. 62. “Histoire d’ une Mère.” A Tale of Andersen’s. Translation from German to French. Berlin, March 5, 1887. 63. “Tagalische Verskunst.” Work read before the Ethnographical Society of Berlin, April, 1887, and published the same year, by that society. 63 b. “Arte Métrica del Tagalog.” (Metrical Art of the Tagalogs.) Spanish translation, made by Rizal, of the foregoing work. Amplified. 64. “Autocrítica de ‘Noli Me Tangere.’” (Self-Criticism of “Noli Me Tangere.”) An unpublished article in French. 65. “An Account of the Life and Writings of Mr. James Thompson.” By Patrick Murdoch. A study in English literature. 1887. Unpublished. 66. “Deducciones. El, segun El, Por un Pigmeo.” (Deductions, by himself, a pigmy.) Published in “España en Filipinas,” Madrid, April, 1887. 67. “Dudas.” (Doubts.) Madrid, May 28, 1887. Published in “España en Filipinas.” 68. “En las Montañas.” (In the Mountains.) Poem written in Germany in 1887. 69. “El Historiador de Filipinas Fernando Blumentritt.” (The Historian of the Philippines, Fernando Blumentritt.) July 7, 1887. “España en Filipinas.” 70. “De Heidelberg á Leipzig, Pasando por el Rhin.” (From Heidelberg to Leipzig, along the Rhine.) Notes of travel. 71. “De Marsella á Manila.” (From Marseilles to Manila.) Notes of travel. 72. “Traducción de Poesías Alemanes al Tagalo.” (Translation of German Poems into Tagalog.) Done in Calamba about 1887 or 1888. Unpublished. 73. “Guillermo Tell: Trahediang Tinula ni Schiller sa Wikang Aleman.” (William Tell.) Tagalog translation in which he used the new method of spelling. 74. “Informe al Administrador de Hacienda pública de la Laguna acerca de la Hacienda de los PP. Dominicos en Calamba.” (Report to the Administrator of Public Finance of La Laguna about the Estate of the Dominican Friars in Calamba.) Rizal’s report in the tax fight. It was signed by the justice of the peace, the board of officers, and seventy leading men of the Calamba district. Mr. Ponce describes it as the first stone thrown in the bitter contest that ensued between the village and the powerful religious corporation. It was published as an appendix to “La Soberanía Monacal,” by M. H. del Pilar. The date was early in 1888. 75. “Diario de Viaje a Través de Norte-America.” (Diary of Trip across North America.) April–May of 1888. See Appendix. 76. “Notas, en Colaboración con el Dr. A. B. Meyer y el Dr. F. Blumentritt, á un Códice Chino de la Edad Media, Traducido al Aleman por el Dr. Hirth.” (Notes, Collaborated with Dr. A. B. Meyer and Dr. F. Blumentritt, on an old Chinese Manuscript of the Middle Ages, Translated into German by Dr. Hirth.) Published in “La Solidaridad,” April 30, 1889. 77. “Specimens of Tagal Folk-Lore.” London, May, 1889. “Trübner’s Record.” Composed of three parts: proverbial sayings, puzzles, verses. 78. “La Verdad para Todos.” (The Truth for All.) Article. Barcelona, May 31, 1889. Published in “La Solidaridad.” 79. “Barrantes y el Teatro Tagalo.” (Barrantes and the Tagalog Theater.) Article, published in “La Solaridad,” Barcelona, June, 1889. 80. “Two Eastern Fables.” In “Trübner’s Record,” London, June, 1889. English. 81. “La Visión de Fr. Rodríguez.” (The Vision of Friar Rodriguez.) Barcelona, 1889. Under the pseudonym “Dimas Alang,” a booklet published surreptitiously. 81 b. “The Vision of Friar Rodriguez.” English version made by F. M. de Rivas and published in the book “The Story of the Philippine Islands” by Murat Halstead, Chicago, 1898. 82. A novel in Spanish. No title. Rizal began it in 1889, left unfinished. 83. “Por Teléfono.” (By Telephone.) Under the pseudonym “Dimas Alang,” a handbill published surreptitiously. 84. “Verdades Nuevas.” (New Truths.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Barcelona, July 31, 1889. 85. “Una Profanación.” (A profanation.) Anonymous article. “La Solaridad,” July 31, 1889. In this he told of the disinterring by the friars of the body of Herbosa. 86. “Diferencias.” (Differences.) An article in “La Solidaridad,” Barcelona, September 15, 1889. 87. “Filipinas dentro de Cien Años.” (The Philippines a Century Hence.) Four articles in “La Solidaridad,” 1889 and 1890. 88. “A Nuestra Querida Madre Patria!!! España!!!” (To Our Beloved Mother-Country!!! Spain!!!) Proclamation in sheet form, three columns. Paris, 1889. Ironical. 89. “A La Patria.” (To the Home-Land.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, November 15, 1889. 90. “Inconsecuencias.” (Inconsequences.) Article against “El Pueblo Soberano” of Barcelona. Madrid, November 30, 1889. 91. “En la Ausencia.” (Absence.) A poem written in Paris, 1889. 92. “Sa Mga Kababay-ang Dalaga sa Malolos.” A letter headed “Europe, 1889.” 93. “Notas a la Obra, Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, por el Dr. Antonio de Morga.” (Notes to Happenings in the Philippines by Dr. Antonio de Morga.) Prologue by Professor Blumentritt. December, 1889. 94. “Ingratitudes.” (Ingratitudes.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” January 15, 1890. 95. “Al Excmo. Sr. D. Vicente Barrantes.” (To his Excellency Sr. D. Vicente Barrantes.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, February 15, 1890. 96. “Sin Nombre.” (Without Name.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, February 28, 1890. 97. “Filipinos en el Congreso.” (Filipinos in the Assembly.) “La Solidaridad,” March 31, 1890. 98. “Seamos Justos.” (Let Us Be Just.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, April 15, 1890. 99. “Sobre la Nueva Ortografia de la Lengua Tagalog.” (On the new spelling of the Tagalog language.) “La Solidaridad,” April 15, 1890. 99 b. “Die Transcription des Tagalog von Dr. José Rizal.” Translated into German by F. Blumentritt with comments. 100. “Cosas de Filipinas.” (Things Philippine.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, April 30, 1890. 100 b. “Más sobre el Asunto de Negros.” (More Concerning the Affair in Negros.) Second part of the above article appearing May 15, 1890. 101. “Una Esperanza.” (A Hope.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, July 15, 1890. 102. “Sobre la Indolencia de los Filipinos.” (Filipino Indolence.) “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, July–September 15, 1890. 103. “Venganzas Cobardes.” (Cowardly Vengeance.) Anonymous article. “La Solidaridad,” August 31, 1890. 104. “A la memoria de José Maria Panganiban.” (To the Memory of José Maria Panganiban.) A meditation in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, September 30, 1890. 105. “Una Contestación á Isabelo de los Reyes.” (An Answer to Isabelo de los Reyes.) Article in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, October, 1890. 106. “Las Luchas de Nuestros Días.” (The strifes of Our Day.) Two criticisms of the work “Pi y Margall” appearing in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, November 30, 1890. 107. “Como Se Gobiernan las Filipinas.” (How the Philippines Are Governed.) “La Solidaridad,” December 15, 1890. 108. “A Mi Musa.” (To My Muse.) Poem under the pseudonym “Laong Laan,” published in “La Solidaridad,” Madrid, December 31, 1890. 109. “Mariang Makiling.” Legend. Under the pseudonym “Laong Laan,” published in “La Solidaridad,” December 31, 1890. 109 b. “Mariang Makiling.” Tagalog translation of the foregoing. This was the last work that Rizal did for “La Solidaridad.” 110. “Discurso en el Banquete de la Colonia Filipina de Madrid en la Noche del 31 de Diciembre de 1890.” (Speech at the Banquet of the Philippine Colony of Madrid, held in that city on the Evening of December 31, 1890.) 111. “El Filibusterismo: Novela Filipina.” (Filibusterism.) Ghent, 1891. First edition, rare. Fragments were published by papers in Spain in 1891. 111 b. “El Filibusterismo.” Second edition. Manila, Chofre & Co., 1900. 111 c. “El Filibusterismo.” Tagalog translation by P. H. Poblete, 1904. 111 d. “El Filibusterismo: Novela Filipina.” Third edition. Prologada y anotada por W. E. Retana. Barcelona, de Henrich and Company. 1908. 111 e. “The Reign of Greed.” A complete English version of “El Filibusterismo,” from the Spanish of José Rizal by Charles Derbyshire. Manila, Philippine Education Company, 1912. 112. “Diario de Viaje de Marsella a Hong-Kong.” (Diary of a Voyage from Marseilles to Hong-Kong.) Unpublished. Written in 1891. 113. “Ang Mga Karapatan Nang Tao.” Tagalog translation of the Rights of Man proclaimed by the French revolutionists of 1789. This was probably done during his stay in Hong-Kong and is what the Filipinos call a “proclamation.” 114. “A la Nación Española.” (To the Spanish Nation.) Hong-Kong, 1891. An undated proclamation, written in Hong-Kong about November, 1891. Refers to the land question in Calamba. 115. “Sa Mga Kababayan.” Sheet printed in Hong-Kong in December, 1891. It deals with the land question of Calamba.