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11 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:

12 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:

13 Walden, and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

A combined volume containing two of Thoreau's most influential works—one on living in nature, and the other on moral resistance to government.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Spiritual
Downloads: 50 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 565KB | 106,920 words | Posted:

14 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:

15 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:

16 Felix Holt, the Radical by George Eliot

An idealistic young man from a humble background who becomes a self-educated radical.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 48 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 990KB | 184,812 words | Posted:

17 The History of a Crime by Victor Hugo

A political and historical narrative written chronicling the events surrounding Napoléon Bonaparte’s coup d’état.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Historical
Downloads: 44 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 834KB | 149,000 words | Posted:

18 Hard Times by Charles Dickens

A strict schoolmaster who believes in facts, logic, and utility above all else.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Parody, Politics
Downloads: 77 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 534KB | 100,383 words | Posted:

19 The Confidence-man by Herman Melville

A satire structured around a series of encounters between passengers and a mysterious figure.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Political
Tags: Politics, Spiritual
Downloads: 45 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 520KB | 94,317 words | Posted:
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