Charles Derbyshire

Charles E. Derbyshire (January 17, 1880 – April 10, 1933) was an American educator and translator active in the Philippines in the early 20th century.Derbyshire is best known for his English translations of Filipino nationalist José Rizal's novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El Filibusterismo (1891), titled The Social Cancer and The Reign of Greed, respectively.[1] During the American colonial period of the Philippines, two heavily abridged English translations of Rizal's Noli Me Tángere appeared in the United States: An Eagle Flight (1900) and Friars and Filipinos (1902).[2]: 496–497  A revised edition was published by the Philippine Educational Company (PECO) in 1926, with illustrations by Juan Luna and an introduction by Epifanio de los Santos.It features Derbyshire's translation and the original Spanish text side-by-side, as well as an introduction by Ambeth Ocampo.
First edition cover of The Social Cancer , Derbyshire's 1912 translation of Noli Me Tángere
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