«Hunting for a Wife» in Polish with a Parallel Translation

"Hunting for a Wife" is a novel by Michal Balucki, published in 1934. The novel tells the story of a wealthy settler who decides to marry a young and beautiful girl from a poor family. He organizes a competition in which many women participate, but selects only one of them. The novel highlights the problems of marriages of convenience and the social status of women in the late 19th century.