1-6-1991

Dear Bill,

I have two other books I want to get down on paper, hopefully in the next year. One is in bamboos, grazzes, reads and rushes, and the research for it is almost complete. As it is only a fairly short book, I plan to write it over three of four months. The other book is on aquaculture, and will take twice that time (although the bulk of the research is done) because it will be a longer book.

After that, I would very much like to follow up my interests in poultry in greater detail, and if I had access to yours materials it would make the book very much more authoritative. However, a book of this kind would have to be published in both our names, perhaps with me as an editor rather than a co-author, as you will have undoubtedly done most of the work.

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on this. One (minor) point which I need, some idea of is how much volume of material would I be needing to store, and is it arranged in any particular way?

Once the house I am building has been finished, I will have a very large area of storeroom available, so that shouldn’t be too great a problem unless you have a houseful of correspondence!

I’d like to follow up more of the Malay/Cochin/other breeds as possible separate species, but I’ll leave that until next letter as I want to read your junglefowl book again and think about it further, first. Also, I’m looking after our little daughter today, and I fear I’ve neglected her long enough already!

Regards,