Hannah More.
Coelebs in Search of a Wife, comprehending Observations on Domestic Habits and
Manners, Religion and Morals.
A once-popular didactic novel; it was imitated by William Mudford in Nubilia in search of a Husband (1809).
REFERENCES TO:
Sydney Smith to Francis Jeffrey, 7 March 1809 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a
Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin. 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855).