Autograph letter signed : Greeba Castle, Isle of Man, to Lord Stamfordham, 1919 January 1.

Concerning a proposal for "The King's Book" made by Caine, Lord Burnham, Sir John LeSage and J.E. Hodder-Williams; explaining in detail why he believes the project should not be continued; saying that as the King did not think it advisable to include a Message from him in the book, "...we have reluctantly but unanimously arrived at the conclusion that perhaps it would be better not to proceed farther with the enterprise. The great work we intended to put forth would, we hoped, have had an historic interest & value, as setting the seal before the eyes of the world on the unparalleled effort of the British empire during the war, & at the same time serving in some measure to draw still closer the strong bonds which unite our people to the throne. But we feel that it could only have served this lofty purpose, & been capable of execution on the highest level, if it had carried the published sympathy & approval of the King;" adding that without the King's approval it "... might be subject to criticism, which would be unpleasant to the King, & for which we, by calling it The King's Book, might be indirectly responsible. Therefore, as our only desire was to do what we hoped would be a national service at a great moment in the national history, & to offer a tribute to the King that would be in some degree adequate to his deserts, we feel very reluctantly compelled to let it the enterprise fall to the ground;" thanking him for his warm interview of him at Buckingham Palace and "...for the kind attention you have since given to the matter."