The Condition of the Working Class in England
1845 AD published
A study of the deprived conditions of the working class in Manchester and Salford. The work also contains seminal thoughts on the state of socialism and its development.
Originally published in German and only translated into English in 1887, the work initially had little impact in England. It was however very influential with historians of British industrialization throughout the twentieth century.
It was written during Engels' 1842–44 stay in Manchester, the city at the heart of the Industrial Revolution, and compiled from Engels' own observations and detailed contemporary reports.
