ويُعتقد بأنه قد كَتب حكاية الأطفال الكلاسيكية تاريخ حذاءي جودي الصغيرة "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes"'" .
He is thought to have written the classic children's tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes", the source of the phrase "goody two-shoes".