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141 The Indolence of the Filipino by José Rizal

A socio-political essay which responds to the racist stereotype spread by Spanish colonizers that Filipinos were lazy by nature.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical
Downloads: 9 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 79KB | 13,895 words | Posted:

142 The Reign of Greed by José Rizal

Set thirteen years after Noli Me Tangere, the story follows a wealthy jeweler named Simoun, who is revealed to be the idealistic protagonist of the first novel.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 6 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 618KB | 111,383 words | Posted:

143 Knickerbocker's History of New York by Washington Irving

A satirical and humorous fictional history of New York City, published in 1809 under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fiction
Tags: Humor, Parody, Historical
Downloads: 15 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 676KB | 117,981 words | Posted:

144 Nostromo: a Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad

The novel follows the fate of a trusted Italian dockworker and the exploitation of a silver mine in a politically unstable country.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 17 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 929KB | 169,286 words | Posted:

145 A Set of Six by Joseph Conrad

A collection of six short stories, originally published in 1908.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Historical, Vignettes
Downloads: 12 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 453KB | 84,157 words | Posted:

146 An Eagle Flight by José Rizal

The book retains the core plot and characters of Noli Me Tangere, a powerful social and political novel.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Parody, Politics, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 14 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 360KB | 66,547 words | Posted:

147 The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal

The book is a visionary and analytical forecast of the Philippines' future, written during Spanish colonial rule.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical
Downloads: 24 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 90KB | 15,604 words | Posted:

148 My Reminiscences by Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore recounts his childhood in the Tagore family estate in Kolkata, describing his exposure to literature, music, and art.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: True Story
Tags: Cults, Historical
Downloads: 9 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 309KB | 57,767 words | Posted:

149 The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore

A novel that explores the clash between tradition and modernity, personal loyalty and political ideology.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Politics, Spiritual, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 9 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 349KB | 67,676 words | Posted:

150 Eustace Marchmont: a Friend of the People by Evelyn Everett-Green

Set in 18th-century England, we follow the life of a young man of principle and strong moral convictions
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Spiritual, Religion, Historical, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 326 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 442KB | 84,507 words | Posted: in progress Updated:
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