Circular Letter to Bebel, Liebknecht, etc.; Marx & Engels, 1879 — Ref #12

Audiobook of a “Circular Letter to August Bebel, Wilhelm Liebknecht, Wilhelm Bracke and Others”, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in September 1879.

Read it online: https://bit.ly/c-lett-2

Notes and talking points: https://workersliberty.org/story/2026-10-10/our-reference-points-class-struggle-and-circular-letter-1879 (extracted and adapted for the introductory note in the audio).

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Chapters/timestamps:

00:00 Introductory note, Martin Thomas 2026

03:08 Circular Letter, Marx & Engels 1879

An alternative translation is available, as referenced in the article above: https://bit.ly/c-lett-1

#12 of Marxist points of reference reading list: https://workersliberty.org/marxist-points-reference-reading-list

Playlist of recordings from that list at https://soundcloud.com/workers-liberty/sets/marxist-points-of-reference-a

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Image: Der Sozialdemokrat, the SPD's paper produced in exile for smuggling into Germany when the party was illegal (1878-1890), turned out well despite a shaky start