WCP6576

[1]

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

March 24th. 1913

Dear Mr. Marchant

After a few days thought, which I always find productive, and after writing to Mr Murray¹ & finding that he had quite misunderstood your suggestion, which he thought was to be in the nature of a double barrelled "biography" which he objected to as do I — I have sketched out the Title and [2] Contents of Chapters of such a book as you spoke to me about, and which I think will not only be quite distinct from anything yet written on the s[u]bject, but if carefully and accurately written in a popular style, will be ^what the reading public of the present generation requires.

If you think it requires needs any modification I [3] shall be glad to consider & discuss with you any suggestions you have to make. You can then take it to ^Mr. Murray & arrange with him the best size &c.

I should think there is matter enough for a volume of about 300 page — or somewhere near 100,000 words. That will be easy for a ready writer like yourself, but it will want some reading up — especially for the last & most important [4] Chapter, and for this, I can lend you, I think, all the books necessary

Yours very truly | Alfred R Wallace [signature]