London, 23 April 1892 

Dear Mr Dietz, 

Herewith a brief note in case you should wish to place the same 
before O. Wigand.* 

Once the preliminaries have been settled, printing could begin, 
providing you agree that the book should appear, not only unal- 
tered, but also without any addition save for a new preface and at 
most an occasional note. In that case you could send me the proofs 
in galley form and I should insert the annotations (footnotes) that 
were required. 

Since the English edition has just come out, I have been able to 
satisfy myself that nothing more than this is required. A series of notes 
or an appendix such as would bring the book up to date would dou- 
ble its size, demand a year’s study (which I cannot afford) and thus 
delay publication indefinitely. Moreover, Capital, Volume I, does 
the job perfectly adequately. Today the book is an historical docu- 
ment describing a certain stage of development and that is enough, 
the more so since in Germany we have reached much the same sort 
of stage today. Anything that needs to be said about this will be said 
in the preface. 

Have you got a copy from which it can be printed? 

The English edition (i.e. the one newly published over here, a re- 
print of the American edition) has now come out. 

Awaiting your esteemed reply, I remain, yours most cordially 

F. Engels