The Communist Manifesto 1848) in Ghent to establish a branch of the Democratic Association there. Subsequently, having not heard from Marx for nearly two months, the Central Committee of the Communist League sent him an ultimatum on 24 or 26 January, demanding he submit the completed manuscript by 1 February. This imposition spurred Marx on, who struggled to work without a deadline, and he seems to have rushed to finish the job in time. (For evidence of this, historian Eric Hobsbawm points to the absence of rough drafts, only one page of which survives.) In all, the "Manifesto" was written over 6–7 weeks.
The Silent Traveller in London from London to Oxford due to the loss of his flat during the Blitz in World War II, and subsequently wrote "The Silent Traveller in Oxford" in 1944. The Silent Traveller in London The Silent Traveller in London is a 1938 book by the Chinese author Chiang Yee. It covers his pre-war experience in London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. The book is illustrated by the author with colour and monochrome plates in a Chinese style. The book was originally published by Country Life in London. Second and third impressions were published in 1938 and a