''Juan Masili: Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan'' ("Juan Masili: The Leader of Bandits" or "Juan Masili: The Bandit Leader") is a 1906
Tagalog-language
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novel written by
Filipino novelist
Patricio Mariano. Based on
Project Gutenberg
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, the original format of the title of the novel was rendered as ''Juan Masili o Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan'' meaning "Juan Masili ''or'' The Leader of Bandits", therefore the title could stand alone either as ''Juan Masili'' or as ''Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan''.
The 24-page
short novel was published in Manila, Philippines by Libreria Luzonica during the American era in
Philippine history.
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Description
''Juan Masili: Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan'' was a narrative that tackles the life of Juan Masili (literally "John Peppery"), a young man who experienced injustice at an early age. Masili becomes a bandit and a vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice ...
. Among his deeds include the efforts to reunite the pair of lovers named Benita and Enrique. Masili did so in order to "repay the kindness of Enrique's family". Enrique's family took care of Masili when he was orphaned early in his lifetime.
See also
* Ang Tala sa Panghulo
References
External links
Juan Masili: Ang Pinuno ng Tulisan
(text) at Project Gutenberg
1906 novels
Philippine novels
Philippine political novels
Philippine romance novels
Tagalog-language novels
Vigilantes in popular culture
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