Odd News Roundup: Das Kapital sent to Darwin by 'admirer' Marx returns home

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Das Kapital sent to Darwin by 'admirer' Marx returns home

A rare book gifted to Charles Darwin by Karl Marx in 1873, which may not have been read by its recipient, is returning to the English naturalist's home for public display after undergoing conservation work. The founder of communism had sent the father of evolutionary theory a copy of "Das Kapital", his critical analysis of capitalism, personally inscribing on the opening page: "on the part of his sincere admirer, Karl Marx".