Letter to Antonio Labriola, February 27, 1891
| Author(s) | Friedrich Engels |
|---|---|
| Written | 27 February 1891 |
First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, Second Russian Edition, Vol. 38, Moscow, 1965
Printed according to a manuscript copy of unknown origin
Published in English in full for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49
Printed according to a manuscript copy of unknown origin
Published in English in full for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49
ENGELS TO ANTONIO LABRIOLA
IN ROME
[Copy]
London, 27 February 1891
... Unfortunately I cannot place the old ms. on Stirner at Mr Mackay's disposal. If it is published it will be by me or my assigns. But to hand over to a third party for such use as he may think fit an unpublished ms. in which Marx had a hand is something I have no right to do, nor would I do so if I had. I have had some highly peculiar experiences in this respect. Never again shall I part with unica,[1] whatever the circumstances. And besides, the ms. is a tome which in print would be as thick as Stirner's Einziger[2] itself—it's very tattered and fragmentary — and is still in need of rearrangement...
(Frederick Engels)