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K A R L M A R X D A V I D M c L E L L A N A B I O G R A P H Y ndoubtedly the best one-volume biography of the great man in existence.' Sunday Times KARL MARX DAVID MCLELLAN is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Kent. His numerous books have been translated into many languages. His most recent publi- cations are Simone Weil: Utopian Pessimist and Unto Caesar: The Political Relevance of Christianity and he is now working on a book which relates recent case law to political theory. ALSO BY DAVID McLELLAN The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx Marx before Marxism Karl Marx: The Early Texts Marx's Grundrisse Karl Marx: His Life and Thought Marx Engels Karl Marx: Selected Writings Marxism after Marx Simone Weil: Utopian Pessimist Unto Caesar: The Political Relevance of Christianity David McLellan KARL MARX A Biography PAPERMAC & First published 1973 by Macmillan Press Ltd This edition published 1995 by Papermac an imprint of Macmillan General Books Cavaye Place London swio gtc and Basingstoke Associated companies throughout the world ISBN O 333 63947 2 Copyright © David McLellan 1973, 1995 The right of David McLellan to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. 135798642 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Phototypeset by Intypc, London Printed and bound in Great Britain by Mackays of Chatham pic, Kent This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Contents List of Plates vii Acknowledgements viii Preface to Third Edition ix Preface to First Edition xi Map: Germany about 1848 xiii ONE: TRIER, BONN AND BERLIN Childhood, 1. Student Days, 13. Journalism, 32. two: PARIS Marriage and Hegel, 57. The Deutsch-Franzosische Jahrbiicher, 69. The 'Paris Manuscripts', 91. Last Months in Paris, 110. THREE: BRUSSELS The Materialist Conception of History, 125. Weitling and Proudhon, 137. The Founding of the Communist League, 149. FOUR: COLOGNE From Brussels to Paris, 173. Politics in Cologne, 177. The Neue Rheinische Zeitung, 179. The Watershed, 186. The Demise of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung, 193. Paris Again, 201. FIVE: LONDON The First Year in London, 207. Refugee Politics, 229. Life in Dean Street, 237. Resumed Economic Studies, 251. Journalism, 255. vi CONTENTS Six: THE 'ECONOMICS' The Grundrisse and Critique of Political Economy, 266. Herr Vogt, 283. Marx and Lassalle, 287. Life in Grafton Terrace, 294. Capital, 302. Life in Modena Villas, 319. SEVEN: THE INTERNATIONAL Origins of the International, 332. Growth of the International, 337. The International at its Zenith, 346. The Franco-Prussian War and the Decline of the International, 355. EIGHT: THE LAST DECADE Marx at Home, 380. Work, 385. Health, 390. The European Scene, 394. Russia, France and Britain, 401. The Last Years, 408. NINE: EPILOGUE The Russian Aristocrat, 417. The American Senator, 417. The Down-and-out Prussian Lieutenant, 418. The Faithful Disciple, 419. The Anarchist Opponent, 419. The Adoring Daughter, 420. The English Gentleman, 420. Marx's Confession, 421. TEN: POSTSCRIPT: MARX TODAY 422. Chronological Table, 426. Genealogical Tree, 432. Diagram of Marx's 'Economics', 433. Select Critical Bibliography, 434. Index, 456. List of Plates 1 Marx's birthplace 2 Karl Marx, aged eighteen 3 Jenny von Westphalen 4 Friedrich Engels 5 Helena Demuth 6 Jenny Marx, soon after her marriage 7 Jenny Marx with her eldest daughter Jenny 8 28 Dean Street 9 The first known photograph of Marx 10 The younger Jenny n Laura Marx 12 Freddy Demuth 13 Eleanor Marx 14 Edgar Marx 15 Marx and Engels with Jenny, Eleanor and Laura 16 9 Grafton Terrace 17 Marx in 1872 18 Marx and his daughter Jenny 19 Marx in 1867 20 The only known profile photograph of Marx 21 Marx in 1875 22 Marx in 1882: the last photograph 23 41 Maitland Park Road 24 The chair in the British Museum 25 Marx's tomb in Highgate Cemetery 26 Jenny Marx shortly before her death Acknowledgements The plates are reproduced by permission of the following: i, Staatsbiblio- thek, Berlin; 2 and 14, Dietz Verlag, Berlin; 3-7, io, 15, 18 and 26, Int. Instituut voor Soc. Geschiedenis, Amsterdam; 9 and 21, Radio Times Hulton Picture Library; 11 and 13, Marx Memorial Library; 12, David Heisler, London; 17, 19 and 22, Institut fur Marxismus-Leninismus, East Berlin; 20 and 23, Communist Party Headquarters, London; 24, the British Museum; 25, Angelo Hornak, London. Nos 8 and 16 were taken by the author.
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