Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelebs_in_Search_of_a_Wife

Release date is 2010-04-04

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"Coelebs In Search of a Wife" by Hannah More is a novel published in 1808. A wealthy young bachelor named Coelebs seeks a bride who can meet the strict moral standards set by his late mother. The novel combined storytelling with religious instruction, becoming the first nineteenth-century novel embraced by religious readers who previously viewed fiction as disreputable. Its popularity marked a turning point in making novels acceptable to conservative audiences, though modern critics consider it notably difficult to read. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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