Letter to Max Oppenheim, September 6, 1876

Author(s) Karl Marx
Written 6 September 1876


First published in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXVI, Moscow, 1935
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 45


MARX TO MAX OPPENHEIM

IN PRAGUE

[Karlsbad,] 6 September 1876

Dear Friend,

Your sister's letter enclosed; her news of the aventures de Norderney[1] was of the very greatest interest to my daughter[2] and myself. I have seen your sister's portrait and heard many complimentary things about her in Hanover, and had hoped to make her acquaintance at your home in Prague; however, I see from your letter that she is still staying in Aachen.

My cure ends on Sunday.[3] Monday is therefore the day appointed for our departure for Prague[4] ; nevertheless, it's possible that our stay at Karlsbad will have to be prolonged. My daughter has suddenly become unwell. I hope it's nothing serious; I'm expecting a second visit from the doctor this evening. You shall have further information as soon as I can communicate something more definite.

Yours very sincerely,

Karl Marx

  1. ↑ the adventures in Norderney
  2. ↑ Eleanor Marx
  3. ↑ 10 September 1876
  4. ↑ Between 15 August and 15 September 1876, Marx, accompanied by his daughter Eleanor (Tussy), was in Karlsbad taking a cure for the third time. Having completed it, he spent a few days with Max Oppenheim in Prague, and then, after brief visits to Kreuznach and Liège, returned to London on 22 September 1876.