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Engels at her funeral declared that Marx took counsel of Helena Demuth, not only in difficult and intricate party matters, but even in respect of his economical writings. "As for me," he said, "what work I have been able to do since the death of Marx has been largely due to the sunshine and support of her presence in the house."
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On 23 June 1851 Helene Demuth gave birth to a boy, Henry
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The obituary penned by Engels in The People's Press writes the following: "The leaders of the
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