Denied any work or social stimulation by her husband, the narrator spends an increasing amount of time in her attic bedroom where the lurid yellow wallpaper and it’s sprawling patterns have crept into the fabric of her increasingly turbulent mind. The nameless narrator and her physician husband move into a grand colonial manor where endless rest and relaxation are prescribed to cure her nervous disposition. The Yellow Wallpaper is a beguiling short story of one woman’s declining mental health. This edition is introduced by journalist and author, Lucy Mangan. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s caustic wit and progressive views on feminism and mental health are powerfully showcased in these two works, The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland.
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