Letter to John Lincoln Mahon, February 14, 1889

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 14 February 1889


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXVIII, Moscow, 1940
Reproduced from the original
Published in English in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 48


ENGELS TO JOHN LINCOLN MAHON[1]

IN LONDON

[London], 14 February 1889

As far as I know G. J. Harney is still in England. Will let you know posi- tively as soon as I can, will try to write to him and ascertain his where- abouts at once. If I can be of any use to Mr. Atherley Jones,[2] shall be glad to see him, am at home almost every evening.

Have not yet had the time to study your programme[3] sufficiently to give an opinion. I am very much debarred from reading by gas by medical orders.

Yours truly

F. Engels

  1. ↑ This letter was first published, in the language of the original (English), in Edward Thompson's book, William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary, Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1955.
  2. ↑ Atherley Jones was the son of Ernest Jones, one of the leaders of the Chartist revolutionary wing, approached Engels through John Lincoln Mahon and asked for help in publishing his father's works.
  3. ↑ Engels means A Labour Programme, the statement of principles of the North of England Socialist Federation, established by Socialist League (see note 21) member John Mahon and other socialist workers in Northumberland on 30 April 1887. On 14 June Engels received a copy of the programme from Mahon with the request to comment on it. Engels sent his suggestions concerning the introductory part of the programme (see present edition, Vol. 26). They were not put into effect since the Federation only lasted a few months.