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Noli Notes is a non-profit website dedicated to students, by students. This website is designed for the easy understanding of Dr. Jose P. Rizal's novel, Noli Me Tangere. The site offers both English Summaries per chapter (kabanata), Character Profiles, Downloadable material, and friendly administrators who can answer any of your questions regarding the content posted.
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The book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe greatly influenced Rizal to write his novel, "Noli Me Tangere." The book by Stowe described the sufferings that the Negros went through. This inspired Rizal to write a novel about the hardships that his people, the Filipinos, went through during the Spanish occupation.
Rizal started writing the novel in the year 1884 while he was in Madrid. He continued writing in Paris in 1885, and finished half of it. He finished the last quarter of the novel in Germany. He wrote the last chapter of "Noli Me Tangere" in Wilhemsfeld in April-June 1886. Rizal made the final revision of the manuscript of Noli in Berlin, in February 1886. Initially, he wanted to burn the manuscript and he lost hope in getting it published because he ran out of money. Accompanied by his untimely sickness, hunger, and poverty, he was having second thoughts about publishing his novel.
In the midst of Rizal's sorrow, he received a telegram from Dr. Maximo Viola who was in Berlin. He visited him on 11 December 1886. This friend of Rizal's was from one of the wealthy families of San Miguel, Bulacan. When Viola heard of Rizal's hardships, he agreed to supply the money Rizal needed to publish Noli. He also lent Rizal money for everyday expenses.
On February 21, 1887, Rizal's Noli was finally completed and ready for publication. Along with Viola, Rizal surveyed for printing press companies for Noli. After several days of questioning, they saw the Berliner printing, Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesslsschaft, with low fees: 300 pesos for 2,000 copies of the novel.
On March 21.1887, the first few copies of Noli Me Tangere came out.
Rizal started writing the novel in the year 1884 while he was in Madrid. He continued writing in Paris in 1885, and finished half of it. He finished the last quarter of the novel in Germany. He wrote the last chapter of "Noli Me Tangere" in Wilhemsfeld in April-June 1886. Rizal made the final revision of the manuscript of Noli in Berlin, in February 1886. Initially, he wanted to burn the manuscript and he lost hope in getting it published because he ran out of money. Accompanied by his untimely sickness, hunger, and poverty, he was having second thoughts about publishing his novel.
In the midst of Rizal's sorrow, he received a telegram from Dr. Maximo Viola who was in Berlin. He visited him on 11 December 1886. This friend of Rizal's was from one of the wealthy families of San Miguel, Bulacan. When Viola heard of Rizal's hardships, he agreed to supply the money Rizal needed to publish Noli. He also lent Rizal money for everyday expenses.
On February 21, 1887, Rizal's Noli was finally completed and ready for publication. Along with Viola, Rizal surveyed for printing press companies for Noli. After several days of questioning, they saw the Berliner printing, Buchdruckrei-Action-Gesslsschaft, with low fees: 300 pesos for 2,000 copies of the novel.
On March 21.1887, the first few copies of Noli Me Tangere came out.