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Frith Hill, Godalming.

Oct^r. 28th. 1885

Dear Mr. Spencer¹

Many thanks for the copy of your "Ecclesiastical Institutions"² which you have been so kind as to send me. I cannot say that the subject has much attraction for me except as forming a necessary portion of your great work and for the sake of the interesting generalisations and anticipations in the last two chapters.

I hope very shortly to send you a very small book I am bringing out on the Depression of Trade under the title of "Bad Times".³ I have endeavoured — I hope successfully — [2] to throw a little of the light of common sense and sound principles into the jungle of conflicting opinions and theories on this important subject.

Believe me | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Herbert Spencer Esq.