Letter to Hermann Engels, August 8, 1892

Author(s) Friedrich Engels
Written 8 August 1892


First published in Deutsche Revue, Jg. 46, Bd. Ill, Stuttgart-Leipzig, 1921
Printed according to the original
Published in English for the first time in Marx-Engels Collected Works, Volume 49


ENGELS TO HERMANN ENGELS

IN ENGELSKIRCHEN

Ryde, 8 August 1892
The Firs, Brading Road

Dear Hermann,

After all the preparations and letter writing, my trip has finally fall- en through. The old trouble with my groin, which originally began when I came down with my horse while out fox hunting and which became bothersome ten years ago but lay dormant during the latter five, has suddenly sprung to life again. The bandages are no longer of any use and after walking about 2 English miles = 3 kilometres last Saturday[1] I was pretty well incapable of going any further. I know what to do. For the next month I must take a complete rest and ab- stain from beer and wine, after which all will be well, but travelling is out of the question. I wrote yesterday to Rudolf[2] in Barmen,[3] but am sending this note to Engelskrichen today in case you are still there.

I'm terribly sorry that things should have turned out in this way. But it can't be helped and I must resign myself. So I shall be staying here (address overleaf) until the end of August.[4]

Time for the post. Much love to you all. In haste.

Your

Friedrich

  1. ↑ 6 August
  2. ↑ Engels
  3. ↑ The Editors are not in possession of the original of this letter.
  4. ↑ Engels came to Ryde for a holiday on 27 July 1892. Illness made him stay on until 6 September.