El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), credited to José Rizal, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) by José Rizal. (Translated by Charles Derbyshire.) Read in English by Availle. The Philippines, still a Spanish colony, are more or less run by the Catholic friars, and with an iron fist. However, here and there are pockets of insurrection. In the countryside, a group of outlaws takes things in their own hands – including the money of the rich. And the students of Manila petition the government to be taught in Tagalog instead of Spanish. Follow Basilio, a medical student and his friends as they navigate the difficult climate in Manila, while his fiance struggles with the law in their hometown. Above all this looms the figure of Simoun, a powerful and extremely rich jeweller, who is more than ready to put his immeasurable wealth to use... El Filibusterismo is the sequel to Noli me Tangere, and cited among the reasons for the execution of the author, who is now regarded national hero of the Philippines. (Summary by Availle)

Recording facts

• Recording title: El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)
• Author credits: José Rizal
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 40
• Listed recording duration: 13:20:07

Catalogue topics

• revolution
• philippines

Opening tracks: first 24 of 40

1. 00 - Translator's Introduction — 10:02
2. 01 - On the Upper Deck — 28:17
3. 02 - On the Lower Deck — 19:39
4. 03 - Legends — 15:06
5. 04 - Cabesang Tales — 25:46
6. 05 - A Cochero’s Christmas Eve — 14:26
7. 06 - Basilio — 16:07
8. 07 - Simoun — 31:30
9. 08 - Merry Christmas — 7:28
10. 09 - Pilates — 5:21
11. 10 - Wealth and Want — 26:47
12. 11 - Los Baños — 36:08
13. 12 - Placido Penitente — 19:47
14. 13 - The Class in Physics — 28:52
15. 14 - In the House of the Students — 27:12
16. 15 - Señor Pasta — 19:47
17. 16 - The Tribulations of a Chinese — 26:17
18. 17 - The Quiapo Pair — 12:20
19. 18 - Legerdemain — 19:10
20. 19 - The Fuse — 25:57
21. 20 - The Arbiter — 23:46
22. 21 - Manila Types — 28:09
23. 22 - The Performance — 33:41
24. 23 - A Corpse — 18:53

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