Episode 1 of 2
Delivery of Manuscript to Publisher
- When
- April 1867
- Where
- Hamburg
Marx delivered the German manuscript for Volume I to publisher Otto Meissner in Hamburg in April 1867, setting the stage for publication.
The manuscript was delivered in April 1867. Meissner expected the subsequent volumes before the end of the year. Marx was initially optimistic about this timeline, but his meticulous approach often caused delays that frustrated his associates, including Friedrich Engels.
Sources
- Das Kapital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.