 King Bhumibhol had translated Stevenson's book, "A Man Called Intrepid", into Thai and reportedly admired Stevenson's work.In any case, Stevenson was granted unprecedented personal access to both the King himself and members of the royal family.However, when the published book appeared, not only was it riddled with simple inaccuracies, but it shocked many Thai readers by referring to the king throughout the book by his childhood nickname, Lek.