Talk:Instruction and Advice for the Young Bride

True or false?
I really don't think this should be a Wikipedia article, but I'm editing to clarify that it is (in all likelihood) an urban legend. 69.111.195.50 (talk) 18:56, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

This is not a book but a famous joke and urban legend, which is based on printed letter of VIctorian era. Please Christian Administrators not behave as silencing authorities just because people laugh at it internationally. Sorry, but it is a fact, and yes, this is a very funny text! very funny and pretty sad for the women of that time. --SofieElisBexter (talk) 00:42, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It seems like it was recently published (so it is also a book) again as a pun. And even Sun has something to tell about it (11 july this year) --SofieElisBexter (talk) 12:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

See the AfD page
I posted some suggestions for this article there. Newportm (talk) 18:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Category
If it is a hoax, should not it be placed in "Hoaxes" rather than in "Historical documents"?212.13.96.18 (talk) 16:58, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Is it a hoax?
It is virtually impossible from the "sources" given here on the article page to determine whether this book was a hoax or not. There is, however, in the article quite a bit of original research and seemingly logically argued but unsupported assertions about its validity. Most of the citations that are given, in fact, do not support the verbage that accompanies the citation, either pro or con, that is, in fact, a hoax. Many of the citations actually should be removed or reformed to accommodate the evidence of the documents, along with their assertions, so that they reflect the content... As it stands the contentions about its being a hoax are poorly supported, if supported at all. Hence, my conclusion is that those arguments are themselves "original research" from a mind that is rather confused about how to illustrate their argument... Stevenmitchell (talk) 18:46, 19 November 2012 (UTC)