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THE LIFE OF FRIEDRICH ENGELS Vol. 1. A Other Works on Friedrich Engels by W. O. Henderson: Engels: Selected Writings, edited by W. O. Henderson (Penguin Books, 1967) Die Lage der arbeitenden Klasse in England, by Friedrich Engels, with an introduction by W. O. Henderson (Verlag J. H. W. Dietz, Hanover, 1965) "Friedrich Engels in Manchester", by W. O. Henderson, in Friedrich Engels 1820-1970 (Schriftenreihe des Forschungsinstituts der Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung, 1971) "The Firm of Ermen and Engels in Manchester", by W. O. Henderson in Internationale Wissenschaftliche Korrespondez, Heft 11/12, pp. 1-10, April, 1971 Books and Articles by Friedrich Engels translated and edited by W. O. Henderson and W. H. Chaloner: Condition of the Working Class in England, by Friedrich Engels (Basil Blackwell, 1958; new edition 1970; Stanford University Press, 1968) Friedrich Engels as Military Critic (Manchester University Press, 1959) By W. O. Henderson and W. H. Chaloner: "Friedrich Engels in Manchester" (Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Vol. 98, Session 1956-7) This page intentionally left blank The Life of Friedrich Engels W. O.Henderson In two volumes VOLUME I R Routledge Taylor &. Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK First published 1976 in Great Britain by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, 0X14 4RN 270 Madison Ave, New York NY 10016 Transferred to Digital Printing 2006 Copyright © 1976 W. O. Henderson ISBN 0 7146 1320 7 (Case) ISBN 0 7146 4002 6 (Paper) Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 72-92963 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Frank Cass and Company Limited in writing. Cover Design by Kenneth Williamson Publisher's Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original may be apparent Printed and bound by CPI Antony Rowe, Eastbourne To Fay and Joseph Baggott This page intentionally left blank Contents Page INTRODUCTION xi 1 THE ROAD TO COMMUNISM 1820-1844 I Marx and Engels 1 II Barmen, 1820-38 2 III Bremen, 1838-41 7 IV Berlin, 1841-2 12 V London and Manchester, 1842-4 20 VI Paris, 1844 26 2 THE CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASS IN ENGLAND IN 1844 I The Genesis of Engels's Book 43 II Engels on the English Workers 48 III Engels's Book in Germany 61 IV Engels's Book in England 65 V The Significance of Engels's Book 69 3 THE YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY 1845-1850 I The German Ideology, 1845-7 79 II The Communist Correspondence Committee, 1846-8 93 III The "Principles of Communism" and the Communist Manifesto, 1847-8 106 IV Revolution and Reaction, 1848-9 133 V Exile in London, 1849-50 165 4 THE MANCHESTER YEARS 1850-1870 I The Years of Storm and Stress, 1850-60 195 II The Cotton Lord, 1860-70 210