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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 politicalpersonages, one cannot but admire the man's strength of mind, thecourage of his opinions, and his scorn and contempt for everythingsmall, petty, and mean. Although many and great changes have takenplace since these papers appeared, they are still valuable not onlyfor the elucidation of the past, but also for throwing a clearerlight 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 theindefatigable energy, the wonderful grasp of detail, and the keenand marvellous foresight of a master mind."—Justice.

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

"The letters contain an enormous amount of well-digestedinformation, and display great critical acumen, amounting in somecases almost to prevision. The biographical interest of the volumeis also pronounced, for prominent men of that period are dissectedand analysed with a vigour and freedom which are as refreshing toreaders as they would be disconcerting to their subjects were theyalive. A perusal of the book must greatly tend to a clearerperception of the later Eastern issues, which are now engaging theattention and testing the diplomatic talents of the ambassadors atConstantinople."—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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