File spoon-archives/marxism-thaxis.archive/marxism-thaxis_1998/marxism-thaxis.9803, message 939


Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 15:50:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Justin Schwartz <jschwart-AT-freenet.columbus.oh.us>
Subject: Re: M-TH: Wives in commony



Charles refers to Marx's affair with the maid and the child which Engelss
raised as his own. That's part of what I meant by Marx being painlyfully
conventional, schtupping the help is very traditional. He strongly
disapproved of Engels' "common law" marriage, which led toi the only
serious strain between them when Engels' partner died and Marx was chilly
in his condolences. Marx's daughters appear to have suppressed some of the
letters from this period. Engels, like Mill, was very modern about sex.
Marx was Wilhemine.

--jks





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