Letter to Filippo Turati, February 1, 1893

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 1 February 1893


First published, in the language of the original (French), in Filippo Turati attraverso le lettere di corrispondenti (1880-1925), Bari, 1947
Printed according to the original
Translated from the French
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 50


ENGELS TO FILIPPO TURATI

IN MILAN

[London, 1 February 1893]

Dear citizen Turati,

Here is the preface.[1] You are going too quickly for me in Italy. Your Panamino, which threatens to become a Panamone, is undergoing evolutions and vicissitudes at such a rate that we here in London cannot keep up with events in Rome. Therefore I have refrained from speaking about them, for fear of being outdated the very next day. This should explain why what I have written is not particularly topical.

But where on earth were the socialist, deputies during these decisive days? Ours in Germany would never be forgiven if they had not been present at the Colajanni meeting—it would have cost them their mandates!

Yours,

F.E.

  1. ↑ F. Engels, 'To the Italian Reader', see also Note 108.