The Condition of the Working Class in England
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The Condition of the Working Class in England (German: Die Lage der arbeitenden Klasse in England) is an 1845 book by the German philosopher Friedrich Engels, a study of the industrial working class in Victorian England. Engels' first book, it was originally written in German; an English translation was published in 1887. It was written during Engels' 1842–44 stay in Manchester, the city at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, and compiled from Engels' own observations and detailed contemporary reports.
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Author | Friedrich Engels |
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Original title | Die Lage der arbeitenden Klasse in England |
Translator | Mrs. F. Kelley Wischnewetzky (Florence Kelley) |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Genre | Politics, economics, sociology |
Publisher | Otto Wigand, Leipzig |
Publication date | 1845 in German, 1887 in English |
Media type | Print (book) |
ISBN | 1-4069-2036-3 |
Followed by | The Communist Manifesto |
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After their second meeting in 1844, Karl Marx read and was profoundly impressed by the book.