# Translator's Note explained — The Condition of the Working Class in England

> Chapter companion for The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels.

## What happens

The translator explains that, due to the unavailability of the original English text, the quoted passages have been retranslated from German. A list of the original sources is provided, including works by G. Alston, Dr. W. P. Alison, J. C. Symonds, Nassau W. Senior, and various official reports.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. G. Alston

Cited as a source for a quoted passage.

### Dr. W. P. Alison

Cited as a source for a quoted passage.

### J. C. Symonds

Cited as a source for a quoted passage.

### Canon Parkinson

Cited as a source for a quoted passage.

## Key lines

> Being unable at this late day to obtain the original English, the translator has been compelled to retranslate from the German the passages quoted in the text from the following sources:

Since the original English text could not be found, the translator had to translate the quoted passages from the German version.

_Explains the translation process._

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