The many CHRISTMAS drinking-sprees and consequent GENERAL
UNFITNESS FOR BUSINESS have rendered me utterly incapable of replying
any sooner. However, the affair is now happily over.
Engels to Marx 3rd January 1864
Engels who was often known to drink a Pilsner beer at breakfast (after his retirement) it must be assumed had been involved in some serious Christmas drinking sessions. He certainly would not have been an enthusiast for Dry January
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