Translation:Max Havelaar

by Multatuli

For other English-language translations of this work, see Max Havelaar.

Persons in the book

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

Person	True name	Name in the Dutch book	Name in this translation	Occurrence
The actual author	Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887)	Multatuli		Last chapter
Assistant-Resident (jan 1856-feb 1856)		Max Havelaar		Chapters written by Stern
Former Assistant-Resident		Sjaalman	Shawlman	Chapters written by Drystubble
Havelaar's wife	Everdina Huberta van Wijngaarden, named 'Tine' (1819-1874)	Tine		Chapters written by Stern
Havelaar's son	Jan Pieter Constant Eduard Douwes Dekker, named 'Edu' (1854-1930)	Max		Chapters written by Stern
Shawlman's daughter	Elisabeth Agnes Everdine Douwes Dekker, named 'Nonnie' (1857-1933)	Nonnie		Chapters written by Drystubble
General of Padang	Andréas Michiels (1797-1849)	Vandamme		Told by Max Havelaar
Havelaar's predecessor	Carolus	Slotering		Chapters written by Stern
Controller	Abraham van Hemert (1825-1880)	Verbrugge		Chapters written by Stern
Lieutenant	Petrus Collard (1825-1895)	Duclari		Chapters written by Stern
Resident	Carel P. Brest van Kempen (1815-1865)	Slijmering	Sliming	Chapters written by Stern
Preacher	fictitious	Wawelaar	Shatterbuck	Chapters written by Drystubble
Coffee broker	fictitious	Droogstoppel	Drystubble	Chapters written by Drystubble
Governor-General	Albertus Duymaer van Twist (1809-1887)	the Governor-General		Chapters written by Stern
Governor-General's successor	Charles Pahud (1803-1873)			Chapters written by Stern

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