Letter to Friedrich Engels, June 29, 1868

Author(s) Karl Marx
Written 29 June 1868


First published in MEGA, Abt. III, Bd. 4, Berlin, 1931
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 43


MARX TO ENGELS

IN MANCHESTER

London, 29 JUNE 1868

DEAR FRED,

BEST COMPLIMENTS FROM Tussy and Jennychen. The doctor is very satisfied although POOR Jenny is suffering from SLEEPLESSNESS and also from coughing. He said today: as soon as the children are over their illness, they should leave London immediately and be sent to the seaside. (Perhaps they could go together with Lizzie?)

Enclosed copies of Elberfelder Zeitung which reached me today from Germany. Dr. Fr. Schnacke is named on the ENVELOPE as the author[1] and sender; I remember his name from 1848, but do not know him personally. THERE IS MUCH MUDDLING IN HIS ARTICLES.

There is time enough if you send me the ARTICLE by the end of this week.[2]

I am very TIRED as the anxiety of the recent period completely prevented me from sleeping.

Salut.

Your

K. M.

Today a letter from Kugelmann. 4 pages about the treatment of SCARLATINA.[3] Dietzgen from Petersburg visited him at Whitsun on his way to the Rhine.

  1. ↑ This refers to Schnacke's review, signed E. F. S., of Volume I of Capital by Karl Marx in Elberfelder Zeitung of 17, 20, 23, 25 and 27 June 1868. The concluding part of the review appeared on 2 and 3 July.
  2. ↑ A reference to Engels' intention to write a review of Volume One of Marx's Capital for The Fortnightly Review to which Professor Beesly was a contributor (see Marx's letter to Engels of 8 January 1868, present edition, Vol. 42). While working on the review, Engels wrote out excerpts from Capital, which later made up a synopsis (see Note 26). The review was written around 20 May-1 June 1868, but rejected by the editorial board (see present edition, Vol. 20).
  3. ↑ See this volume, p. 48.