The Story of Karl Marx (Annotated) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Originally published in 1912 as a portion of author Lyndon Orr’s larger “Famous Affinities of History,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 24 pages, describes the personal life of (founder of modern Socialism) Karl Marx, with special emphasis on his relationship with Prussian aristocrat Jenny von Westphalen (Mrs. Karl Marx).Includes supplemental material:• A Brief Summary of the Life of Karl Marx• About Socialism, Communism, and the International Workingmen’s AssociationCONTENTSI. IntroductionII. The Early Life of Karl MarxIII. The Mother of Karl MarxIV. The Baron Von WestphalenV. Karl’s Failure at CollegeVI. Karl’s Secret EngagementVII. Karl a Student in BerlinVIII. A Period of Wasted EffortIX. Karl’s Marriage to JennyX. Jenny Marx and Heinrich HeineXI. Parallel Between Wagner and MarxSample passage:With such gifts, and such a nature, he left home for the university of Bonn. Here he disappointed all his friends. His studies were neglected; he was morose, restless, and dissatisfied. He fell into a number of scrapes, and ran into debt through sundry small extravagances. All the reports that reached his home were most unsatisfactory. What had come over the boy who had worked so hard in the gymnasium at Trèves?The simple fact was that he had become lovesick. His separation from Jenny von Westphalen had made him conscious of a feeling which he had long entertained without knowing it. They had been close companions. He had looked into her beautiful face and seen the luminous response of her lovely eyes, but its meaning had not flashed upon his mind. He was not old enough to have a great consuming passion, he was merely conscious of her charm. As they were close associates, and he could see her every day, he did not realize how much he wanted her, and how much a separation from her would mean.