Letter to Karl Marx, May 15, 1868

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 15 May 1868


First published abridged in Der Briefwechsel zwischen F. Engels und K. Marx, Bd. 4, Stuttgart, 1913 and in full in MEGA, Abt. III, Bd. 4, Berlin, 1931
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43


ENGELS TO MARX

IN LONDON

Manchester, 15 May 1868

Dear Moor,

You will probably have heard that Siebel died on the 9th inst. My mother wrote me that shortly before he had told his wife she should go to bed, which she did; suddenly she could no longer hear his breath, jumped up and found him dead. I am sending you 2 notices from his wife, one of which I ask you to send to Freiligrath.

Enclosed 6 prints of Lupus'[1] photograph. Further something about Kobes'[2] present activities. Have you read about the Ebergenyi trial?[3] Chorinsky's letters are in fact unparalleled. One can see that the Austrians are still awaiting their 1789. I shall send you the relevant Zukunft this evening. The Ebergenyi woman is said to receive masses of visitors in her 'convict prison' with a cigarette in her mouth and as merry as a cricket.

Best greetings.

Your

F. E.

Apropos. The articles in the Fortnightly are all signed. If this is the rule, it would be most unfortunate, since then it would be easy to see through the business. In any case, I would have to know if the article must be signed, for this would change the formulation a lot, and know right away for I have reached the stage where I can start.[4] What is your answer to these questions?

  1. ↑ Wilhelm Wolff's
  2. ↑ Jakob Venedey's
  3. ↑ A reference to the scandalous court trial in Austria in May 1868. Baroness Julia Ebergenyi, mistress of Count Chorinsky, was charged with the murder of Chorinsky's wife. The letters from Chorinsky to Ebergenyi, which featured as evidence at the trial, gave reason to suspect Chorinsky of complicity.
  4. ↑ See this volume, pp. 35-36 and 37, and Note 11.