Letter to Henri Ravé, January 10, 1894

Author(s)	Friedrich Engels
Written	10 January 1894

First published in Russian in: Marx and Engels, Works, First Russian Edition, Vol. XXIX, Moscow, 1946
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 HENRI RAVÉ

IN POITIERS

[Draft]

[London], 10 January 1894

Dear citizen,

A thousand thanks for your good wishes for the New Year, which, I hope, will bring you good fortune also!

The translation of my book,^[1] as it is at present, seems to me to be very good. As for the rest, since I edited the proofs, I also bear my share of the responsibility.

The style of Thomas Morus^a will really seem rather heavy to the French public, but there are some good points, and the historical estimates have a more than transitory value.

At the moment I have no book I can offer you for translation, but if I find something, I shall let you know.

Yours respectfully.

↑ A reference to the publication of Engels' work The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State translated into French by Henri Ravé; this translation was edited by Laura Lafargue who did a stupendous amount of work to correct the numerous deficiencies contained in it. Having read the thus revised translation, Engels had a high opinion of the work done. The book was published in October 1893 under the title L'Origine de la famille, de la propriété privée et de l'état.

[1] A reference to the publication of Engels' work The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State translated into French by Henri Ravé; this translation was edited by Laura Lafargue who did a stupendous amount of work to correct the numerous deficiencies contained in it. Having read the thus revised translation, Engels had a high opinion of the work done. The book was published in October 1893 under the title L'Origine de la famille, de la propriété privée et de l'état.

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