Both Engels and Marx spent a good deal of the summer at seaside resorts. Below Engels wrote to Marx from Ramsgate. Marx had earlier been in Brighton. Engels was invariably concerned about the quality of the beer in whichever seaside town he was in. Camden Square was and is central for Ramsgate shops, beaches and the Royal Harbour
It’s still very fine here, moderately hot summer temperatures
and a cool wind off the sea, on top of which the bottled beer is
excellent and salt water bathing ‘a proper treat
Engels to Marx 11th August 1875, 11 Camden Square, Ramsgate
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