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Where do I start with Karl Marx's writings?

I'm interested in familiarizing myself with Marx but I have no idea where to begin. Should I start with The Communist Manifesto? Or Grundrisse?
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You could start with *Wage Labor and Capital* and *Value, Price, and Profit* because those are short and outline Marx’s mature economic thinking. But these won’t replace reading *Capital*. If you want an introduction to Marxist thought, a common way in is actually Engels’ short pamphlet *Principles of Communism*.