Letter from James Ivory, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1966 November 18 : typescript signed.

Noting that Ruth's story "The Man with a Dog" is in the current New Yorker, along with one by Lillian Ross, who is working on the script for "Vertical and Horizontal"; discussing an upcoming trip to Boston for screenings, and some development funding from Paramount; describing Merchant Ivory's new office on Madison Avenue, shared with Mike Neff (a.k.a. Muriel Peters) and Peter Reilly; discussing the script for the sequel to "Shakespeare Wallah"; describing the customs problems in India with the print of "Shakespeare Wallah," his concerns about the Indian censor, and the film's reception in India and abroad; extolling the talent of Salome Jens; saying he saw the new Truffaut film "Farenheit 451," and discussing how directors can come to believe their own hype, although the Maestro (Satyajit Ray) never does; relating the tale of Ismail's recent illness; telling Ruth that "the Famous Singing Toad" [Subbulakshmi] is in town, as is R.K. Narayan, who wants to meet Ved.