Eleanor Marx: A Life

by Rachel Holmes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620409704
• ISBN13: 9781620409701
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.8" x 9.2"