The Yellow Wallpaper
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, published in 1892. It is perhaps her best-known work of short fiction.
Summary
Impact
"The Yellow Wallpaper" has had a noticeable influence on other feminist works.
In fiction
- The Two of Them (1978) by Joanna Russ (Aunt Dunya's character)
- Alanya to Alanya (2005) by L. Timmel Duchamp
In critical work
- "On "The Yellow Wallpaper", an essay by Joanna Russ (appears in To Write Like a Woman)
Editions
- In New England Magazine, 1892 (first edition)
- In "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Other Stories, Dover Thrift Edition, 1997
This story is now in the public domain, and is available online.
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