The Reign of Greed

Summary

The sequel to Rizal's Noli Me Tangere follows Simoun, a wealthy jeweller who returns to the Spanish Philippines with a plan. Charles Derbyshire's translation of a 1891 nationalist novel. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

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• Urdu · لالچ کا راج · ai translation · complete
  Translated by claude-haiku-5-5, an AI assistant.

Chapters (39)

1. 1. On the Upper Deck
2. 2. On the Lower Deck
3. 3. Legends
4. 4. Cabesang Tales
5. 5. A Cochero’s Christmas Eve
6. 6. Basilio
7. 7. Simoun
8. 8. Merry Christmas!
9. 9. Pilates
10. 10. Wealth and Want
11. 11. Los Baños
12. 12. Placido Penitente
13. 13. The Class in Physics
14. 14. In the House of the Students
15. 15. Señor Pasta
16. 16. The Tribulations of a Chinese
17. 17. The Quiapo Fair
18. 18. Legerdemain
19. 19. The Fuse
20. 20. The Arbiter
21. 21. Manila Types
22. 22. The Performance
23. 23. A Corpse
24. 24. Dreams
25. 25. Smiles and Tears
26. 26. Pasquinades
27. 27. The Friar and the Filipino
28. 28. Tatakut
29. 29. Exit Capitan Tiago
30. 30. Juli
31. 31. The High Official
32. 32. Effect of the Pasquinades
33. 33. La Ultima Razón
34. 34. The Wedding
35. 35. The Fiesta
36. 36. Ben-Zayb’s Afflictions
37. 37. The Mystery
38. 38. Fatality
39. 39. Conclusion