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"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a 6,000-word short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health.
The story is written in the first person as a series of journal entries. The narrator is a woman whose husband — a physician — has confined her to the… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1892
Word count: 6,059 words (≈ 24 minutes)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.
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