A Clever Wife is a novel written by William Pett Ridge and published in 1896. The story follows the life of a young woman named Lucy Wray who, despite being born into poverty, is determined to make a better life for herself. She marries a man named Tom, who is kind but lacks ambition, and together they start a small business selling household goods. Lucy is a shrewd businesswoman and their business thrives, but she soon realizes that Tom is not the...