Henry Mackenzie (Books)

Henry Mackenzie Books

Henry Mackenzie was a Scottish lawyer and writer, known by the sobriquet "Addison of the North." Although primarily remembered as an author today, his principal income derived from legal roles. A well-paid position as Comptroller of Taxes for Scotland ultimately allowed him to indulge his passion for writing.

The Man of Feeling

119 pages
5 hours of reading

2.7(167)Add rating

The Man of Feeling (1771) is the foremost novel of sentiment in which the hero, Harley demonstrates his sensiblity in a series of episodes as he is tested against an uncaring world. This edition reprints Brian Vickers's authoritative text with a new introduction and notes discussing the work in the context of the Scottish Enlightenment and European sentimentalism.