Letter to Laura Lafargue, July 4, 1894

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 4 July 1894


First published, in the language of the original (English), in: F. Engels, P. et L. Lafargue, Correspondance, t. III, 1891-1895, Paris, 1959
Reproduced from the original
Published in English in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 50


ENGELS TO LAURA LAFARGUE

AT LE PERREUX

London, 4 July 1894
122 Regent's Park Road, N. W.

My dear Löhr,

Tussy writes to say that the heat in Paris interferes with the free action of her intellect and in proof encloses 4 stamps 25 centimes each—I could have believed it without that! Anyhow I return the stamps to you as she may be leaving before they arrive.

I told Liebknecht Paul's letters were das beste im ganzen 'Vorwärts[1] but he won't believe it—it's true all the same; his letter today about Carnot[2] is very good again, calm and clear judgment, none of the spasmodic paragraphs which the Vorwärts is so fond of launching on English and French politics.

Cannot you send me a few Petite Républiques? Just now the Jaures and Millerands are on their trial, and I am very much interested in seeing how they behave.[3] My confidence in their political and economical intellect does not exactly increase; but I shall only be too glad if they could prove me in the wrong.

Liebknecht left on Monday evening, had to speak at Aix la Chapelle on Tuesday.

Yesterday 10 sheets 3rd Vol. Capital which we had forwarded to Petersburg for translation were returned: Défendu'![4]

I must close—another proof-sheet to be got ready and then I have to go to town.

Love to you all

Ever yours

F. Engels

  1. ↑ the best thing in the whole of Vorwärts
  2. ↑ [P. Lafargue,] Gallus, 'Präsident Carnot', Vorwärts, No. 151, 3 July 1894
  3. ↑ See this volume, p. 262
  4. ↑ Prohibited