Coelebs In Search of a Wife
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
Coelebs In Search of a Wife - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
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.)
Didactic fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Christian fiction
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Coelebs In Search of a Wife - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelebs_in_Search_of_a_Wife Release date is 2010-04-04
Produced by Steven desJardins, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Produced by Steven desJardins, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"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.)
Didactic fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Christian fiction
PR