London, 11 June 1887 
122 Regent’s Park Road, N. W. 

Dear Citizen Guesde, 

I would gladly lend a hand in getting the 18th Brumaire* published in 
the resuscitated Socialiste,?> but to this there are two minor obstacles. 

In the first place, as you know, it was intended that, at the time of its 
publication in the Socialiste, the Communist Manifesto should also 
appear in book form.!?3 For reasons which are not known to me, that 
edition never appeared, and I should like to be assured that such a thing 
will not recur. 

In the second place—and this is a matter of far greater moment—I am 
prevented by eye-trouble, which has been dragging on for the past six 
months, from taking on any literary commitments at the present time. 
And, since a great deal still remains to be done before the translation is 
completed, it is ten to one that printing will be held up and that we shall 
miss the boat altogether. 

Hence I would ask you to allow the matter to drop, for the time being 
at any rate; later on, when I am again fit for work, we might discuss it 
further. 

With best wishes for the success of the Socialiste, 

Yours very sincerely 
F. Engels