Manchester, 12 October 1867 

Dear Kugelmann, 

Marx sent me your letter of the 8th,*” believing I would be 
better able to give you the right ideas for a review of his book‘ 
than he could himself. To save trouble, I have just set out what 
are, in my opinion, the most suitable ideas for the populus in two 
complete articles which will probably be appropriate for almost 
any bourgeois paper ***; they may, however, be of use to you until 
you have worked your way through the 50 sheets’ yourself, for 
writing both long and short articles for other publications. The 

@ Gertruda Kugelmann - > See this volume, p. 490. - © informed - 4 of 29 Sep- 
tember 1867 (see this volume, p. 434) - © Between ourselves - the first volume of 
Capital - § public 

main thing is not what and how but that the book be discussed, 
and that the Fauchers, Michaelis, Roschers and Raus forced to 
express an opinion on it. In as many papers as possible, political 
and other, wherever it can be done. Long and short notices, 
provided they come thick and fast. We must make it impossible 
for these gentlemen to pursue their policy of total silence, which 
they would dearly love to try, and indeed as quickly as possible. 
Make sure you always send a copy of what is printed to Marx, so 
that we, and Meissner, too, are informed of events. 

Liebknecht is giving a pretty good account of himself in the 
Berlin cattle-shed.* He is consistently voting against everything and 
also made a good maiden speech—immediately interrupted by 
Zeus Cronion Simson. And what’s more, his motion was the 
only sensible one. 

I hope all has been well with you since my departure.“? I have 
been back here for 2 months now, sitting at my office desk and 
frittering good time away with this lousy commerce. You will have 
heard about our little Fenian coup de main” here. The affair was 
splendidly organised and executed; but the ringleaders were 
caught unfortunately.*” 

With best greetings. 

Yours 
F. Engels 

Marx expressly asks that all the articles should be placed there 
immediately and that you should only send them to him after 
publication.©