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Biography

Hooper began her literary career as editor of the household section of ''

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'' praised her management of that section and its practical content and added a distinct character to the magazine. In the 1860s and 1870s she started publishing her own cookbooks, including ''Papers on Cookery'' and ''Handbook for the Breakfast Table''. She was invited to teach cooking classes at the Crystal Palace School of Arts, Science and Literature where eventually she became a professor of domestic economy.

Select bibliography

* * * * *Handbook for the Breakfast Table 1873. *Wives and Housewives: A Story for the Times 1875. *Ways and Tricks of Animals 1880. *Our Dog Prin 1880. *Lily's Letters from the Farm 1880. *Nelson's Home Comforts 1882. *Hints on Cookery 1891. *For Better For Worse (date unknown Cited in Handbook for the Breakfast Table 1873) *Papers on Cookery (date unknown Cited in Handbook for the Breakfast Table 1873)

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Mary Hooper
on ''Mirrormist'' 1829 births 1904 deaths Women cookbook writers Victorian women writers Victorian writers English children's writers English women novelists 19th-century English women writers 19th-century English novelists {{england-writer-stub