London, 3 January 186] 
9 Grafton Terrace, Maitland Park, 
Haverstock Hill 

Dear Siebel, 

Harey New Year! To you and your serrer HALF. 

I must acknowledge with many thanks the arrival of my 
library,"” ditto of your letter. 

Of the 6 corms of Herr Vogt you ordered, will you kindly send 
one to the Kélner Anzeiger, one to the Zeitung für Norddeutschland 
(Hanover), 3 to any literary journals you please. The main thing is 
that you yourself should read through a copy and yourself do a 
notice of it. 

As for the Kélner Anzeiger, you might use this little sheet as a 
weapon against the Kélnische Zeitung. 

Sales of the book are going so well that Petsch is ‘contemplating’ 
a second edition. In such an event, it would be of the utmost 
importance that you should, if possible, supply me with everything 
that appears about it in Germany (I see nothing here but the 
Allgemeine Zeitung, the Neue Preussische Zeitung, and the Volks- 
Zeitung), and keep me au courant.” 

Ed. Meyen has already vented a heartrending ‘cry of pain’ in the 
Freischiitz”* Vivat sequens!* 

« Johann Carel (Jaan Carel) and Louise Juta - > in the know - © Long live the sequel! 

Next time, you might try and find time to write to me at 
somewhat greater length. 

I have been very unfortunate of late. My wife was dangerously 
ill for 5 weeks and I had to lodge the 3 children elsewhere. 

As regards Schily, we'll knock some sense into him again. 

Salut. 

Your 
K. Marx