The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 / with a Preface written in 1892

Name: The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 / with a Preface written in 1892
Author: Friedrich Engels

By Friedrich Engels

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A detailed investigative account of industrial-era working-class life in England, combining vivid reportage of slum housing, factory labor, disease, and sanitation failures with statistical and eyewitness evidence. It analyzes how wage labor and the extraction of surplus value under capitalist production produce persistent poverty and argues that systemic structures, rather than incidental abuses, explain workers' conditions. The work also surveys trade-union activity, strikes, and legal reforms, and a later preface notes economic and sanitary changes since the original observations.

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Friedrich Engels

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher, social scientist, and political theorist, best known for his collaboration with Karl Marx. Together, they laid the foundations of modern socialism and communism. Engels's influential works include "The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844," which provides a critical analysis of the social and economic conditions of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. He also authored "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific," where he distinguishes between different forms of socialism. Engels's writings continue to be significant in discussions of class struggle, economic theory, and social justice.