TALBOT812

Keswick ¹
Friday morning 7^th August 1818.

I arrived here yesterday afternoon. Since you know the place, I shall say little about it. Yesterday evening I climbed up Latrigg which is exceedingly steep & slippery, whence I saw the whole of Derwentwater and about half of another lake called Bassenthwaite. I counted five islands in the lake of Keswick. The town of which you have a birds eye view, looks extremely well, owing to its being of a cool grey colour and not staring red brick. On your left is the vale of S^t John. Behind is Skiddaw, obstructing farther view.

Eight oclock Ev^g

Today I went to Lowdore Waterfall which owing to the dry weather fell far short of my expectation. I climbed up the bed of the river, and up the right hand cliff, and so on to Gowder Crags where I found many nice plants, but a thick mist and rain coming on, I was deprived of a view and returned home. Tomorrow if it is fine I am in hopes of climbing up Skidddaw. My love to M^r F. ² I will answer Caroline’s ³ letter presently.

Y^r Aff^teSon
W. H. F. Talbot

The Lady Elis^th Feilding
31 Sackville Street
London
KESWICK 298 ⁴