The Yellow Wallpaper

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Required Reading for every Feminist“I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.” ― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper is a psychological short story about a Victorian woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown. When her husband deems she needs a "rest cure" after the birth of their child, they rent an abandoned colonial mansion with a "queer air" about it. The narrator's room has horrible yellow wallpaper which incites her decent into madness. This short story is an early American feminist work and explores the role of women in a patriarchal society. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it..Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

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Author

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Publisher

Xist Publishing

Published Date

2015-03-26

ISBN

1623958563 9781623958565

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"So this is about mental illness and iirc about masturbation and removal of the clitoris. Because back then masturbating was associated with/as being a mental illness. Guess what, it only makes everything worse."

Red Reads

"What a wonderful short story. I remember writing an in-depth analysis on the narrator’s psychological state for an assignment… Such a great experience 👍"

sally

"She gets it"

Kenzie Roberts

"Heartbreaking"

NyrdwithAY

"Such an odd read. I neither loved it or hated it, however I do think about it’s message from time to time. "

Kimberly Flanagan

"A well done statement on the patriarchy and treatment of women circa 1892. An easy read that has an underlying sense of discomfort throughout the story. It's free online, so give it a go! "