Study Guides for works of Marx and Engels

These guides are designed to be used for group study. While asking questions which aim to stimulate discussion, we do not pretend to give you the answers. However, the links lead to all the relevant Marxist material needed to clarify the issues in each work.

Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts, Marx 1844

Theses on Feuerbach, Marx 1845

The German Ideology, Marx & Engels 1845

Principles of Communism, Engels 1847

Wage Labour and Capital, Marx 1847

Communist Manifesto, Marx & Engels 1848

18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Marx 1852

Grundrisse, Introduction, Marx 1857

Preface to the Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, Marx 1859

Value, Price and Profit, (PDF) Marx 1865

Capital Volume I, Marx 1867

Capital Volume II (published after Marx's death)

Capital Volume III (published after Marx's death)

Socialism: Utopian & Scientific, Engels 1880

Origin of Family, Private Property & the State, Engels 1884

If you are using these guides for an organised study group we are happy to add questions on your suggestion. If you find any of the questions we already have to be problematic, or have any other suggestions to make the guides more suitable for your work, we are happy to listen! — Contact Andy Blunden