Translated by Eleanor Marx Aveling. — London; New York : Swan Sonnenschein & Co; Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1893. — 210 p.
The political position in Germany at the beginning of Lassalle’s agitation
Lassalle’s youth and early manhood — the Hatzfeld lawsuit, 1848 — "Franz Von Sickingen"
Lassalle and the Italian War
"The System of Acquired Rights," and other minor works (1860-1861)
The struggle for a constitution in Prussia — Lassalle and the "Progressist Party" — The Worker’s Programme
Breach with the Progressist Party — The "Open Reply Letter"; its political portion
The "Open Reply Letter"; its economic portion — the iron law of wages, and productive co-operative societies with state help
Lassalle as agitator and leader of the Association
Vain attempts to compel immediate political success — approaching the reactionary government of Prince Bismarck — Lassalle’S death
Conclusion. Lassalle ’s legacy to the German working-class movement