Project Gutenberg 2023-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 887 Multatuli 1820 1887 Dekker, Eduard Douwes Nahuys, Alphonse Nahuÿs, Alphonse Nahuys, Alphonse Johan Bernard Horstmar, Baron Max Havelaar; $b or, the coffee auctions of the Dutch trading company $United Kingdom :$bEdmonston and Douglas, $c1868. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Havelaar Michael Roe, Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Max Havelaar; or, the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company" by Multatuli is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This influential work serves as both a passionate critique of colonialism and a vivid portrayal of the exploitation faced by the Indonesian population under Dutch rule. The narrative presents a mix of personal and social commentary through its protagonist, who seeks to raise awareness about the injustices occurring in the Dutch East Indies. The opening of the narrative introduces the author’s intent and background, establishing the historical context of colonial oppression in the Dutch Indies, which was spurred by his own experiences as a government official there. It begins with a preface recounting the societal impact the book had upon its initial release in Holland, emphasizing its foundation in factual events despite its fictional format. The characters introduced include Batavus Drystubble, a coffee broker who serves as the narrator, reflecting society's mundane aspects while encountering his old acquaintance, Max Havelaar, a figure symbolizing the struggle against exploitation. The narrative swiftly transitions into the broader themes of morality, truth, and the responsibilities of those in power, setting a critical tone for the discourse that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20090629131007dekker 1868 GB Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Culture conflict -- Fiction Colonies -- Oceania -- Fiction Dutch -- Indonesia -- Fiction Java (Indonesia) -- Fiction Persona (Literature) Coffee industry -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels 820335 2025-07-27T14:48:23.678534 text/html 803285 2023-02-24T18:43:07 text/html 1594325 2025-07-27T14:48:43.253462 application/epub+zip 1592894 2025-07-27T14:48:29.516540 application/epub+zip 377770 2025-07-27T14:48:25.957549 application/epub+zip 1763093 2025-07-27T14:48:51.683424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1729702 2025-07-27T14:48:40.087534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617421 2025-07-27T14:48:21.183601 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617210 2023-02-24T18:43:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19723 2025-07-27T14:48:51.902415 application/rdf+xml 18599 2025-07-27T14:48:26.257539 image/jpeg 2956 2025-07-27T14:48:26.134547 image/jpeg 229985 2023-02-24T18:43:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 1428434 2023-02-24T18:43:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 1438262 2025-07-27T14:48:23.763612 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia