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Caught between Marx and a monster

A review of Eleanor Marx, by Rachel Holmes. Forget her shit of a husband and her father Karl and marvel at Eleanor’s own contributions

5 July 2014

9:00 AM

5 July 2014

9:00 AM

Eleanor Marx: A Life Rachel Holmes

Bloomsbury, pp.503, £25, ISBN: 9780747583844

‘Curious to see Mrs Aveling addressing the enormous crowd, curious to see the eyes of the women fixed upon her as she spoke of the miseries of the dockers’ homes, pleasant to see her point her black-gloved finger at the oppression, and pleasant to hear the hearty cheer with which her speech was given.’

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