The Yellow Wallpaper

Synopsis

2018 reprint of 1892 edition. This short story is regarded as an important early work of american feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's health, both physical and mental. Presented in the first person, the story is a collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician husband (john) has rented an old mansion for the summer. Forgoing other rooms in the house, the couple moves into the upstairs nursery.