A dramatic analysis which illuminates the development of Marx's political philosophy
during his early poverty-stricken days in London's Soho. Blair explores at the same
time Marx's relationships with his wife and family, their maid and with fellow
intellectuals. This hero is a young family man on the verge of his great undertaking; a
passionate intellectual trapped in a London slum, ruthlessly holding to his vision of a
world without privilege while around him ‘children die like flies at summer’s end’. In
this compelling portrait of the architect of Communism, he argues that dedication to
principle, even in the face of personal tragedy, is what distinguishes the great man
from the good one.
Published Currency Press 1983
