Letter to Friedrich Engels, February 15, 1868
| Author(s) | Karl Marx |
|---|---|
| Written | 15 February 1868 |
First published in MEGA Abt. III, Bd. 4, Berlin, 1931
Printed according to the original
Published in English in full for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 42
Printed according to the original
Published in English in full for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 42
MARX TO ENGELS[1]
IN MANCHESTER
[London,] 15 February 1868
DEAR FRED,
Forced since yesterday to stay at home again, since the monster under my left shoulder-blade is developing viciously. It appears that this shit will never end.
From Bordeaux I have received all the papers for the marriage.[2] I am very worried about this. It should take place on 1 April, and nothing has been prepared for Laura. She cannot be sent out into the world like a beggar. I have written to Holland,[3] but NO ANSWER. I am writing only these few lines since the writing position is uncomfortable for me today.
Have you received further PAPERS from the important Wilhelmchen?[4] I have heard and seen nothing of it since THE 2 FIRST NUMBERS.
Salut
Your
K. M.
- ↑ Part of this letter was published in English for the first time in Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Selected Letters. The Personal Correspondence, 1844-1877, Boston, Toronto, 1981.
- ↑ A reference to the forthcoming marriage between Marx's daughter Laura and Paul Lafargue, whose parents lived in Bordeaux; the wedding was in the early April 1868.
- ↑ to the Philipses
- ↑ Demokratisches Wochenblatt edited by Liebknecht