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out. Afterwards they made some arrangement with Mr. N. I have a copy 

 labelled, "Wordsworth's Guide through the Lake District. 4s. Fifth edition." 

 And on the title page, published by Hudson and Nicholson, 1835, in 140 pages, 

 including an Itinerary of the Lakes "with permission of the Author." I asked 

 Mr. Nicholson whom they called the author, as a great part of it had been pub- 

 lished as an accompaniment to my map of the Lakes ever since 1819. 



Speaking of Mr. VVestall, I think "Fisher's Views," of which hundreds are 

 annually sold here at 3d. and 2id. each, do more harm to Mr. VVestall's sale than 

 any other thing. I was somewhat displeased with Mr. Flintoft when he imitated 

 for Mr. Hudson my sketches of mountains, to many of which I had furnished him 

 with the names ; and perhaps Mr. Hudson may not like that he has done the same 

 for Black's Guide, which is got up in such a way as to be the most formidable rival 

 that has yet come out. 



Mr. Brayley was here on account of some property of which he is left trustee ; 

 he sent me a S3'llabus of two lectures he had been delivering on the Geology of the 

 Lake District. 



Mr. Cooper stUl attends, at the season, with a splendid collection of crystal- 

 lized minerals, and also a gi'eat variety of cut and polished articles. 



My usual walk is to Barrow Common. I have only been twice to Lowdore in 

 the last year. I have stood this winter, so far, better than I did the last. My 

 hearing is the greatest defect at present. 



To a person that could be persuaded to expect fossils in the red rock, on 

 Barrow Common, it would require no great stretch of the imagination to discover 

 the impression of an ammonite twelve inches diameter on the road-side, just within 

 the old gateway ; I believe it was not exposed when you were here. 



Mr. Foster was at an unwarrantable expense in procuring the woodcuts for 

 m)' last edition, and if there is a deficiency of sale, the loss will fall more heavily 

 on him than me. I am afraid we cannot yet aflford another edition. I have been 

 writing a page on the introduction of railways, which is all that I shall be able to 

 add this year. If I cannot lay claim to superiority, I can to originality. I have 

 laid a foundation on which others have built, and if they rise above me, I must be 

 content to live on the ground floor. I will keep the thing alive as long as I can, 

 though I sell but a few copies. I am happy to say that my comfort, and better or 

 worse living, does not depeud now upon the sale of the work. 



Draft of a letter from Jonathan Otley to Professor Sedgwick. 



The above draft, when compared with the actual letter sent to 

 Professor Sedgwick, which Professor Hughes has kindly sent me, shows 

 how carefully written all his letters were ; the matter in both is much the 

 same, but the arrangement of paragraphs somewhat different. 



