Smollett

Among his hired scribes was Smollett, who edited a paper for him called The Briton.

Ariosto is worse; Smollett ten times worse; Fielding no better.

That Smollett, who has so grossly offended decency in his novels, had an immaculate private character.

An English version of Voltaire's writings, in thirty-five volumes, was published in 1761-69, with notes by Smollett and others.

The best known is the one by Tobias Smollett, which has survived in favor to the present time.