First printed in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most famous political pamphlets ever published. The success of this short yet electrifying call to arms against the capitalist system sparked a powerful writing relationship between its two creators: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This selection also includes other acclaimed joint and individual works, including Wage-Labour and Capital, Value, Price and Profit and Socialism: Utopian and Scientific. Continuing to rouse thought and debate in modern-day readers, the ideas of Marx and Engels remain essential reading on the issues of capitalism and exploitation of the working classes over 170 years since their publication. Features, Life & Times - a fascinating insight into the author, their work and the time of publication, Glossary of Classic Literature - useful words and phrases at your fingertips, taken from Collins English Dictionary.