London, 21 November 1891 

Dear Sorge, 

Have had your letter of 6 and postcard of 8 November. 

When Adler and Bebel came over here from Brussels, the former 
promised me that he would send you the Vienna Arbeiter-Zeitung regu- 
larly, and the Viennese stand by their word. Now that the Austrian 
movement is growing in importance, I am having to keep copies of 
the paper myself. 

Der arme Teufel caused much merriment over here. Adler took the 
first Adolfinade with him and I sent the second to Bebel. 

It goes without saying that you should publish Marx’s letters to 
yourself if you want to, without asking me or anyone else. As soon as 
your articles on the American labour movement are complete, you 
ought to bring them out — booklet form ?°* — in Dietz’s Internation- 
ale Bibliothek, say —so that they can be kept permanently together. 

* Katharina Sorge 

If you like, I could do what is necessary to set the ball rolling with 
Dietz. He will, of course, have to pay for the things again. 

Bakunin’s biography 325 received with thanks— haven’t looked at 
it yet. 

In one of my letters* I asked you not to send me any middle-class 
American reviews — I can get all the good ones over here (from Mu- 
die’s) if there’s anything in them— and Tussy keeps her eyes open. 
On the other hand I was about to add a request when I was interrupt- 
ed and thus sent off the letter as it stood; namely, that you send me 
from time to time individual numbers of some women’s rights or- 
gan—any old one. Louise looks at such stuff from time to time in 
order to keep herself—and hence also me— more or less informed 
about that racket. 

In Berlin and other cities more victories in the municipal elec- 
tions —in Berlin the number of votes has trebled.?°° 

The Fungen °°! have formed an association 97% and are bringing out 
a rag, Der Sozialist—-impertinent and silly. Nothing but tittle-tattle 
and lies. True, they would be easier to combat if Liebknecht didn’t 
make so many blunders and edit the Vorwarts so deplorably. 

So Mrs Schliiter intends to come back after all! Just as we thought. 

In this country, too, we have scored sundry little victories in the 
municipal elections; in West Ham (it’s called West Because EAST OF THE 
East Env), Will Thorne, secretary of the Gasworkers Union '** 
and a really splendid chap, was elected, etc., etc. 

Warm regards to your wife? and yourself from 

Your 

F. Engels