One of the things I wish we’d had time to see when we were
in London is Highgate Cemetery. Highgate is a 37-acre nature preserve where 170,000
people are buried. The actress Jean Simmons is interred here, along with physicist
Michael Faraday, novelist George Elliot, and author Douglas Adams. Perhaps the
most visited tomb here is the resting place of Karl Marx. Marx’ radical ideas
got him kicked out of Brussels Belgium, Paris France and Cologne (which was
then part of Prussia). He was forced to live as a stateless exile in London for
the rest of his life. His home was near Leicester Square and Chinatown. His
tomb is five miles away, adorned by a large bronze bust. But Marx was buried on
private property, which requires costly security and maintenance. So, if you
want to see the grave of the man who believed everything should be free, be prepared
to pay an entrance fee.
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