Wives and Housewives: A Story for the Times is a novel written by Mary Hooper and published in 1875. The story revolves around the lives of three women from different social classes in Victorian England - Mrs. Grey, a wealthy widow; Mrs. Brown, a middle-class housewife; and Mrs. Smith, a poor working-class woman. The novel explores the challenges and struggles faced by these women as they navigate through their respective roles as wives and mothers...