Leimteritz Leitmeritz, 3 September 1889 Dr. J. Rizal 45 Rue de Maubeuge, Paris My very dear Friend, Every day I am waiting for the pleasure of receiving your always favored letters, but none arrives. Neither do I receive letters from the Philippines, perhaps due to...
Rizal without the Overcoat
22 August 1889
Paris From: Jose Rizal To: Dr. A.B Meyer * * * 45 Rue de Maubeugue, Paris Paris, 22 August 1889 MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND, I received the third number[1] of your most interesting publication which I have read. I thank you very much for your attention and for having...
17 August 1889
Manila Manila, 17 August 1889 [Mr. Jose Rizal] Dear Mama,[1] Serrano now no longer cares. He does not write you because he does not want to hear that you are angry. He says that you should not trust anyone except those you are sure of. Enclosed is a draft for two...
16 August 1889
Paris 16 August 1889 Dear Friend, I don’t know what you will think of my indifference to the childish attacks of the Manililla and the other newspapers of Manila. I find nothing offensive to you in them; hence my defense in La Solidaridad is so cold. I see neither...
13 August 1889
Paris Paris, 13 August 1889 [Mr. Mariano Ponce] DEAR NANING, I have received the booklet Por telefono and other things, and as the proofs were used as wrappers, I did not see them until this morning when it occurred to me to see what was in them. There is much to...
3 August 1889
Leitmeritz The suicidal sacrosancta simplicitas of our adversaries — Barking dogs – Serrano’s Tagalog dictionary. * * * POST CARD Leitmeritz, 3 August 1889 Dr. J. Rizal 45 Rue de Maubeuge, Paris My very dear Friend, I have the pleasure of sending you two numbers of...
30 July 1889
Paris 30 July 1889 Dear Friend, You should excuse me because I am very busy these days with the publication of my book. It gives me much work, I read all the proofs, and I add new annotations. I have received all your welcome letters and all of us Filipinos are very...
29 July 1889
Paris From: Jose Rizal To: Dr. A.B. Meyer * * * 45 Rue de Maubeugue, Paris Paris, 29 August 1889 DR. A. B. MEYER MY ESTEEMED FRIEND, Having received your letter and desiring to answer satisfactorily your question, I have taken all possible steps to discover the...
23 July 1889
Paris 23 July 1889 Dear Friend, Thank you for your esteemed letters. I note that you are amused by the stupid attacks of your enemies. Many times we should consider it an honor to be insulted by certain persons. Politics in Spain is like that. Ignorance, envy, and...
22 July 1889
Paris MY FRIEND, With this are two articles[1] that I am sending you. Please publish them in the issue of Solidaridad for 30th instant. If they cannot be published at the same time, publish first that one about my brother-in-law-. Have the Memoria[2] printed. Put my...