Edgar Bauer was a German political philosopher, writer, and activist. He was the author of many works, including Die liberalen Bestrebungen in Deutschland and Der Streit der Kritik mit Kirche und Staat. Charles Barbour is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University. He is the author of The Marx-Machine: Politics, Polemics, Ideology and Derrida’s Secret: Perjury, Testimony, Oath.

• Biographical NotePrefaceTranslator's NoteA Life of Solid Principles! (Es Leben feste Grundsätze!)Part One1. A Father's Curse2. At the Front Door3. Marie4. The Wager5. Karl to Marie6. Little Clare7. Marie to Karl8. The Suitor9. Karl to Marie10. Two Letters11. The WeddingPart Two1. A Half Year Later2. The Married Couple3. Gustav4. The Siblings5. August the Shoemaker6. Nobility7. The Father's Curse8. Little Clare to Karl9. The Final SceneAfterword: The Philosopher of Extremes: Edgar Bauer and the Birth of AnarchyCharles BarbourNotesBibliographyIndex

"A translation of this novella by the Young Hegelian Edgar Bauer is an exciting event. Charles Barbour has done Anglophone readers a tremendous service in making it available in English. Given the intriguing connections between Karl, the hero of the novel, and the young Karl Marx, whom Bauer knew personally, the book will delight everyone interested in Marx's life and historical circumstances." — Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University Chicago

Edgar Bauer was a German political philosopher, writer, and activist. He was the author of many works, including Die liberalen Bestrebungen in Deutschland and Der Streit der Kritik mit Kirche und Staat. Charles Barbour is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University. He is the author of The Marx-Machine: Politics, Polemics, Ideology and Derrida’s Secret: Perjury, Testimony, Oath.

• Biographical NotePrefaceTranslator's NoteA Life of Solid Principles! (Es Leben feste Grundsätze!)Part One1. A Father's Curse2. At the Front Door3. Marie4. The Wager5. Karl to Marie6. Little Clare7. Marie to Karl8. The Suitor9. Karl to Marie10. Two Letters11. The WeddingPart Two1. A Half Year Later2. The Married Couple3. Gustav4. The Siblings5. August the Shoemaker6. Nobility7. The Father's Curse8. Little Clare to Karl9. The Final SceneAfterword: The Philosopher of Extremes: Edgar Bauer and the Birth of AnarchyCharles BarbourNotesBibliographyIndex

"A translation of this novella by the Young Hegelian Edgar Bauer is an exciting event. Charles Barbour has done Anglophone readers a tremendous service in making it available in English. Given the intriguing connections between Karl, the hero of the novel, and the young Karl Marx, whom Bauer knew personally, the book will delight everyone interested in Marx's life and historical circumstances." — Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University Chicago

Edgar Bauer was a German political philosopher, writer, and activist. He was the author of many works, including Die liberalen Bestrebungen in Deutschland and Der Streit der Kritik mit Kirche und Staat. Charles Barbour is Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney University. He is the author of The Marx-Machine: Politics, Polemics, Ideology and Derrida’s Secret: Perjury, Testimony, Oath.

• Biographical NotePrefaceTranslator's NoteA Life of Solid Principles! (Es Leben feste Grundsätze!)Part One1. A Father's Curse2. At the Front Door3. Marie4. The Wager5. Karl to Marie6. Little Clare7. Marie to Karl8. The Suitor9. Karl to Marie10. Two Letters11. The WeddingPart Two1. A Half Year Later2. The Married Couple3. Gustav4. The Siblings5. August the Shoemaker6. Nobility7. The Father's Curse8. Little Clare to Karl9. The Final SceneAfterword: The Philosopher of Extremes: Edgar Bauer and the Birth of AnarchyCharles BarbourNotesBibliographyIndex

"A translation of this novella by the Young Hegelian Edgar Bauer is an exciting event. Charles Barbour has done Anglophone readers a tremendous service in making it available in English. Given the intriguing connections between Karl, the hero of the novel, and the young Karl Marx, whom Bauer knew personally, the book will delight everyone interested in Marx's life and historical circumstances." — Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University Chicago