London, 1 August 1884 

Dear Kautsky, 
Have today returned Rodbertus’ Zur Erkenntniss by. registered mail, 
and trust it will arrive safely. After receipt of this, don’t send any 

4 wheat; Engels is referring to Paul Lafargue’s article ‘Le blé en Amérique; 
production et commerce’. 

more letters here. I shall be going to the seaside 2” on Monday * and 
might even be able to send you my new address pro tempore tomor- 
row. 

Rodbertus’ book is indeed by far the best thing he ever wrote — 
youthful work in both the good and the bad sense — the original ver- 
sion of subsequent flimsier ones— shows how close he came to the 
thing, if he had only followed it up instead of setting his sights on Uto- 
pias. I am very glad indeed to have seen it. Time for the post and 
lunch. 

Your 
F.E. 

Regards to Ede, the ex-epididymitician.