Translation:Max Havelaar

Persons in the book
The following persons have different names in reality, in the Dutch book and/or in the translation.

Chapters
Note: the author did not number the chapters and he wrote no titles. The fictitious authors, numbers and titles are mentioned below to facilitate navigation.


 * Prologue
 * By Drystubble
 * Chapter 1 about lies and truthfulness
 * Chapter 2 letter to Stern - coming across Shawlman
 * Chapter 3 letter from Shawlman - circle at Rosemeijer's
 * Chapter 4 Shawlman's packet
 * Chapter 5 the book is planned - visit to Shawlman's wife
 * By Stern
 * Chapter 6 traffic in the Indies
 * Chapter 7 waiting for the assistant-resident - the origin of nobility
 * Chapter 8 the relations with the native chiefs
 * Chapter 9 Verbrugge and Duclari
 * Chapter 10 the assistant-resident arrives - description of the resident and Havelaar
 * Chapter 11 arrival in Rangkas-Betoeng - installation ceremony
 * Chapter 12 Havelaar's generosity
 * Chapter 13 speech to the chiefs of Lebak (a famous part of the book)
 * Chapter 14 discussion between Havelaar and Verbrugge
 * Chapter 15 diversion
 * By Drystubble
 * Chapter 16 circle at Rosemeijer's - Shatterbuck's sermon
 * Chapter 17 Heine's poem
 * By Stern
 * Chapter 18 beheading Mary Stuart
 * Chapter 19 the Japanese quarry worker
 * Chapter 20 stolen turkey
 * Chapter 21 suspension in Padang
 * Chapter 22 Havelaar's house
 * Chapter 23 injustice
 * Chapter 24 extortion - Havelaar's character
 * Chapter 25 the fate of complaining people
 * Chapter 26 the Governor-general's disease
 * Chapter 27 introduction to Saïdjah's story
 * By Drystubble
 * Chapter 28 Frits' behaviour
 * By Stern
 * Chapter 29 Saïdjah intends to find luck elsewhere (a famous part of the book)
 * Chapter 30 Saïdjah hopes to meet Adinda again
 * Chapter 31 epilogue to Saïdjah's story
 * Chapter 32 charges against the regent
 * By Drystubble
 * Chapter 33 a retired resident
 * By Stern
 * Chapter 34 the resident visits Havelaar
 * Chapter 35 letter to the resident
 * Chapter 36 Verbrugge knows that the resident visited the regent
 * Chapter 37 the Havelaars fear to be poisoned
 * Chapter 38 attempted audience
 * By Multatuli
 * Chapter 39 author's epilogue and dedication

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