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Letter to Friedrich Engels, August 19, 1871
| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 19 August 1871 |
Printed according to the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 44
MARX TO ENGELS
IN LONDON
Brighton, 19 August 1871 Globe Hotel, Manchester St.
Dear FRED,
Be so good as to write out the contents of the opposite page[1]
and send it to The Public Opinion, 4 Southampton Street, Strand, with my signature. My own handwriting might give the fellows an excuse for MISPRINTS.[2] We shall deal with the German side of things[3] on my return.
Today is the first fine day here. Yesterday and the day before it rained. Unfortunately, I have not brought my liver-medicine with me, but the air does me a world of good. If possible (and if the children do not arrive before[4]), I would gladly stay here until Thursday, but NO CASH IN HAND, and I see from your letter[5] that you too are broke.
Nechayev has a highly idiosyncratic manner of circulating false rumours about himself. When I return it will be necessary for the GENERAL COUNCIL to take action against him publicly.
Salut.
Your
K. M.
Add or change what you think necessary.
- ↑ K. Marx, 'To the Editor of
- ↑ On 19 August 1871 the newspaper Public Opinion (apparently Engels had a copy of this issue already on 18 August) published, under the title 'A German View of the International', an account of the leader 'Die Internationale' from the National-Zeitung, No. 351, 30 July 1871. On August 26 the Editor of Public Opinion published Marx's protest against the libels contained in the account (see present edition, Vol. 22, pp. 393-94) as well as an apology, as demanded by Marx.
- ↑ A reference to the National-Zeitung.
- ↑ Towards the end of April 1871 Marx's daughters Jenny and Eleanor set out for Bordeaux to visit Laura and Paul Lafargue; in June all of them moved to Bagnères-de-Luchon. Early in August, fearful of persecution, Lafargue left for Spain and Laura followed him. Jenny and Eleanor were arrested in Luchon and later expelled from France. On this see K. Marx, 'Letter to the Editor of The Sun, Charles Dana' and Jenny Marx's Letter to the Editor of Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly (present edition, Vol. 22, pp. 396-99, 622).
- ↑ See previous letter.