In 1757 he wrote the anonymous pamphlet, A Letter from Xo Ho, a Chinese Philosopher at London, to his Friend Lien Chi at Peking, the first of his works to be widely reviewed.
În 1757 a scris pamfletul anonim, A Letter from Xo Ho, a Chinese Philosopher at London, to his Friend Lien Chi at Peking, prima dintre scrierile sale cele mai cunoscute.