The Irish women behind Engels and the birth of communism
Gavin McCrea’s research into the elusive, illiterate Lizzie Burns is now a historical novel
Mrs Engels author Gavin McCrea on the Irish sisters who inspired Engels and Marx
To the lives of Mary and Lizzie Burns, we have no guide. These two illiterate Irishwomen, by their actions and associations, wrote themselves into history. Despite, or perhaps because of their lack of historical weight, I adored them instantly and decided to write a novel about them
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