[Marxism] Best bios of Marx and Lenin?

[D.W.]

What do people think are best biographies of both Marx and Lenin?  I am
looking to read a bio of both of them-- ideally, works that do a fine
job of synthesizing their lives, thought, and historical context into
something readable.

Thanks.

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