Mackenzie, Henry, 1745-1831
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- His The man of feeling, 1902.
- nuc86-64935: His An answer to Paine's Rights of man [MI] 1796(hdg. on Readex rept.: Mackenzie, Henry, 1745-1831; usage: H. Mackenzie)
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Henry Mackenzie FRSE (August 1745 – 14 January 1831, born and died in Edinburgh) was a Scottish lawyer, novelist and writer sometimes seen as the Addison of the North. While remembered mostly as an author, his main income came from legal roles, which led in 1804–1831 to a lucrative post as Comptroller of Taxes for Scotland, whose possession allowing him to follow his interest in writing.
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