Dr. José Rizal Frontispiece FACING PAGE The house at Calamba in which Rizal was born 32 The Ateneo de Manila 64 Leaves from Rizal’s travel notes and sketches through Europe 81 Drawings by Rizal 112 The original cover of the great novel, “Noli Me Tangere” 129 Photograph of an oil painting of his sister by Rizal—Miss Saturnina Rizal 144 Wood carving by Rizal 161 Sculpture by Rizal when a mere student, “The Power of Science over Death” 176 Remnants from Rizal’s Library 208 The outline of the constitution of the “Liga Filipina” 240 Rizal’s cell at Fort Santiago 257 Specimens of Rizal’s modeling when an exile at Dapitan, both self-explanatory 264 Photograph of the original of “My Last Farewell” 304 The Rizal Monument at the Luneta decorated for Rizal Day, December 30 321 A float, Rizal Day, December 30, 1922 328 THE HERO OF THE FILIPINOS CHAPTER I A PEOPLE’S WRONGS