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Secret Diplomatic History of the Eighteenth Century

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Secret Diplomatic History of the Eighteenth Century (1899)
by Karl Marx, edited by Eleanor Marx Aveling

Edited version of the originals, published 1856–57 in The Sheffield Free Press and London Free Press. It includes the text of the pamphlet The Defensive Treaty as an additional chapter.

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SECRET DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

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Demy 8vo, pp. 656, xvi. 10s. 6d.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

Letters written 1853–1856 dealing with the events of the Crimean War.

By KARL MARX.

Edited by Eleanor Marx Aveling and Edward Aveling.


OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"With all Marx's faults and his extravagant abuse of high political personages, one cannot but admire the man's strength of mind, the courage of his opinions, and his scorn and contempt for everything small, petty, and mean. Although many and great changes have taken place since these papers appeared, they are still valuable not only for the elucidation of the past, but also for throwing a clearer light upon the present as also upon the future."—Westminster Review.

"All that Marx's hand set itself to do, it did with all its might, and in this volume, as in the rest of his work, we see the indefatigable energy, the wonderful grasp of detail, and the keen and marvellous foresight of a master mind."—Justice.

"A very masterly analysis of the condition, political, economic and social, of the Turkish Empire, which is as true to-day as when it was written."—Daily Chronicle.

"The letters contain an enormous amount of well-digested information, and display great critical acumen, amounting in some cases almost to prevision. The biographical interest of the volume is also pronounced, for prominent men of that period are dissected and analysed with a vigour and freedom which are as refreshing to readers as they would be disconcerting to their subjects were they alive. A perusal of the book must greatly tend to a clearer perception of the later Eastern issues, which are now engaging the attention and testing the diplomatic talents of the ambassadors at Constantinople."—Liverpool Post.


London; SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., Limited.

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SECRET DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

OF

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

BY
KARL MARX

Edited by his Daughter
ELEANOR MARX AVELING

LONDON
SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., LIMITED
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1899

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Butler & Tanner.
The Selwood Printing Works,
Frome, and London.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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