sense and sensibility continued in editing throughout the 19th 20th and 21st centuries
the effusive nature of many sentimental heroes such as harley in henry mackenzies 1771 novel the man of feeling was often decried by contemporary critics as celebrating a weak effeminate character which ultimately contributed to a discrediting of previously popular sentimental novels and to a lesser extent all novels as unmanly works
 the article also differs from other reviews in that it claims that the prevailing merit of the book is not in its sketch of the two sisters rather the book is effective because of its excellent treatment of the subordinate characters