(54) Engels quitting the company in 1869 - freeing himself from his long-desired position as an exploiter.
Engels left his father's firm in Manchester in 1869 after almost 20 years of service.
Engels first found employment as a correspondent, but his father had already passed away, and he now held the position of co-owner of the Elmen & Engels Trading Company.
Finally, Engels is a free man.
He had left for London to live near Marx and to do political work.
It was a fresh start for Engels. It was here that his success finally began to grow.