Eleanor Marx

A Life

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Biography & Memoir, Literary
Cover of the book Eleanor Marx by Rachel Holmes, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rachel Holmes ISBN: 9781620409718
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: February 24, 2015
Imprint: Bloomsbury Press Language: English
Author: Rachel Holmes
ISBN: 9781620409718
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: February 24, 2015
Imprint: Bloomsbury Press
Language: English

Unrestrained by convention, lionhearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855–98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert's Madame Bovary. She pioneered the theater of Henrik Ibsen*.* She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers' and gas workers' trade unions. For years she worked tirelessly for her father, Karl Marx, as personal secretary and researcher. Later, she edited many of his key political works and laid the foundations for his biography. But foremost among her achievements was her pioneering feminism. For her, gender equality was a necessary precondition for a just society, and she crusaded for this in Britain and on a celebrated tour across America in 1886.

Drawing strength from her family and their wide circle, including Friedrich Engels and Wilhelm Liebknecht, Eleanor Marx set out into the world to make a difference. Her favorite motto: “Go ahead!” With her closest friends--among them Olive Schreiner, Havelock Ellis, George Bernard Shaw, Will Thorne, and William Morris--she was at the epicenter of British socialism. She was also the only Marx to claim her Jewishness. But her life contained a deep sadness: She loved a faithless and dishonest man, the academic, actor, and would-be playwright Edward Aveling. Yet despite the unhappiness he brought her, Eleanor Marx never wavered in her political life, ceaselessly campaigning and organizing until her untimely end.

Rachel Holmes has written a dazzling and original portrait of one of the most remarkable women of the nineteenth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Unrestrained by convention, lionhearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855–98) was an exceptional woman. Hers was the first English translation of Flaubert's Madame Bovary. She pioneered the theater of Henrik Ibsen*.* She was the first woman to lead the British dock workers' and gas workers' trade unions. For years she worked tirelessly for her father, Karl Marx, as personal secretary and researcher. Later, she edited many of his key political works and laid the foundations for his biography. But foremost among her achievements was her pioneering feminism. For her, gender equality was a necessary precondition for a just society, and she crusaded for this in Britain and on a celebrated tour across America in 1886.

Drawing strength from her family and their wide circle, including Friedrich Engels and Wilhelm Liebknecht, Eleanor Marx set out into the world to make a difference. Her favorite motto: “Go ahead!” With her closest friends--among them Olive Schreiner, Havelock Ellis, George Bernard Shaw, Will Thorne, and William Morris--she was at the epicenter of British socialism. She was also the only Marx to claim her Jewishness. But her life contained a deep sadness: She loved a faithless and dishonest man, the academic, actor, and would-be playwright Edward Aveling. Yet despite the unhappiness he brought her, Eleanor Marx never wavered in her political life, ceaselessly campaigning and organizing until her untimely end.

Rachel Holmes has written a dazzling and original portrait of one of the most remarkable women of the nineteenth century.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Developing Thinking Skills by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Photography Exposure by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book The Shakespeare Handbook by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Wilson Plays: 2 by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Contract Law by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book A History of Sailing in 100 Objects by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book The Constitution of the United Kingdom by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book The Men Who Would Be Kings by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Roman Tales: The Fatal Fire by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Poppy by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Magical Mischief by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Iwo Jima 1945 by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Animals in the First World War by Rachel Holmes
Cover of the book Transatlantic Fictions of 9/11 and the War on Terror by Rachel Holmes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy