Letter to Laura Lafargue, October 22, 1891

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 22 October 1891


First published, in the language of the original (English), in: F. Engels, P. et L. Lafargue, Correspondance, t. III, Paris, 1959
Published in English in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49


ENGELS TO LAURA LAFARGUE

AT LE PERREUX

London, 22 October 1891

My dear Laura,

Herewith my article.[1] Please look it over and say what you think of it. If you think that it won't do, or not without essential alterations, please say so. If you think it will do, let it be judged by others, quant au fond. Le fond[2] once agreed upon, please tell me where that particular lady la langue française wants alterations. I could not, in a matter of this sort, where I should be held answerable for every word published, allow the Frenchies to make changes without seeing them myself first. If only formal changes are required, will you send me the manuscript back with your proposed changes and then we can settle. Kind regards to our prisoner.[3]

In great haste — Postschlüsse[4]

Love from Louise and yours

ever

F.E.

  1. ↑ On 23 September 1891 Laura Lafargue, on behalf of the French Workers' Party, requested Engels to write an article for the Almanack du Parti Ouvrier pour 1892. As a theme, she said, Jules Guesde and Paul Lafargue had suggested 'Socialism in Germany'. Engels replied positively. The article he wrote, 'Le Socialisme en Allemagne', appeared in Almanack in early December 1891. Somewhat later Engels translated it into German for Neue Zeit, adding a brief introduction and a concluding section. The article was published in Die Neue Zeit, 10. Jg. 1891/92, 1. Bd., Nr. 19 under the heading 'Der Sozialismus in Deutschland' (see present edition, Vol. 27, pp. 235-50).
  2. ↑ as far as the substance is concerned. The substance
  3. ↑ Paul Lafargue
  4. ↑ time for the post