Includes index.

Formative years. Rizal's early childhood -- Early schooling in Binan -- Life and studies in the Ateneo -- Pleasures and pains of first love -- Rizal decides to study abroad -- The Anguish of parting from family and beloved country -- Native land and foreign soil -- First year in Madrid-Rizal begins to regenerate the Filipinos -- Initiation into the Great Battle -- Rizal in Germany - "Noli Me Tangere" published -- "Noli me tangere" -- Homeward bound -- Rizal restores his mother's sight - his novel creates a tempest -- Rizal's life and labors in London -- Liberty gathers strength -- Rizal, the Historian and reformer -- Prolific and vigorous pen -- Disappointment in Madrid -- Moments of despair attending the publication of "El Filibusterismo" -- Rizal's novels compared -- The Filipino league and the project to establish a Filipino colony in Borneo -- Despujol's arbitrary decree of deportation -- First year and a half in Dapitan - vile attempt to ensnare Rizal -- Philisophico-religious views -- last years in Dapitan -- The Safe-conduct that was not safe -- Inquisitorial summary investigation -- "Fishing" for evidence from accused -- Prejudging the case -- Arguments of the prosecution and of the defense -- The Death sentence and the last farewell -- Heroic efforts to make Rizal believe what he had belied -- Critical examination of Rizal's alleged retraction -- On the way to Martyrdom

A complete, faithful and accurate biography of Rizal should be an indispensable possession in every Filipino home.