MARX TO NIKOLAI DANIELSON '© 

{London,] 18 January 1873 

Dear Friend, 

I have received, together with your letter, Sieber,* Golovachev,” 
and 5 volumes or Cxpe6nyxi [Skrebitsky].© I find it almost 
embarrassing for you to be put to such expense on my account. 
My warmest thanks! 

The operas also arrived duly and gave my daughter great 
pleasure.” She believed, however, that they had been sent by a 
Russian lady she knows, and now asks me to convey her thanks to 
the unknown giver. 

The 3nanie [Znaniye]* had approached me directly earlier 
on with a request for contributions,“ but I have no time for 
such things. As for Lafargue, he will send a trial piece through 
you. 

As to Chernyshevsky, it entirely depends on you whether I 
confine myself wholly to his scientific work, or touch on his other 
activities as well. In the second volume of my book‘ he will, of 
course, only appear as an economist. I am familiar with a major 
part of his writings. 

* As to the mutual friend,’ you may be sure that if I take 
steps ©*and I am still waiting for some informations [sic] on that 
point from Constantinople—they will be of such a nature as not to 
compromise him or anybody else. 

As to L[yubavin] I should prefer suppressing that whole part of 
the enquiry to be published rather than expose him to the least 
danger.™ On the other hand, boldness is perhaps the best policy. 
According to something which B[akunin] has published in 
Switzerland, not in his name, but in that of some of his Slavonian 
friends,” they intend giving their own account of the transaction as 

aN. Sieber, Teopia ybunocmu u xanumana 4. Puxapdo (D. Ricardo’s Theory of Value 
and Capital). - > [A. A.] G[olovachev], Zecam» abms pegopms 1861-1871 (Ten Years 
of Reform 1861-1871). - ¢ A. Skrebitsky, Kpecmoaricxoe Obno es yapcmeosanie umnepa- 
mopa Anexcandpa II (The Peasant Cause in the Reign of Alexander II). - 4 3nanie 
(Knowledge), a journal. - © Capital - £ Hermann Lopatin 

soon as circumstances will permit them to do so. The indiscretion of 
their accomplices at The Hague was intentional and, I suppose, 
was meant as a sort of intimidation. 

On the other hand, I cannot judge of the possible consequences 
of the publication, and, therefore, should wish our friend to 
communicate [to] me through you his resolution, after having 
again quietly reconsidered the case.* 

The second fascicle of the French translation? will only appear 
in the course of the next few days.*° The délais have been caused 
by all sorts of incidents which, in view of the present state of siege 
in Paris, make every transaction more difficult. The toil involved 
in revising the translation is incredible. I would probably have 
had less trouble if I had done the whole thing myself from the 
start. And moreover, such patched-up jobs are always an amateur 
job. : 

The last numbers of the Paris Economiste of last year contain a 
review of my book* by Block” which demonstrates once again how 
completely bankrupt the theoretical representatives of the MIDDLE 
CLASS are. 

With best wishes for the New Year, 

Yours very sincerely, 
A. Williams‘