The Yellow Wall Paper

The Yellow Wall Paper is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in 1892. The story is about a woman who is suffering from postpartum depression and is prescribed a rest cure by her physician husband. The woman is confined to a room in their rented summer house, which has yellow wallpaper that she becomes obsessed with. As she spends more time in the room, she begins to see a woman trapped behind the yellow wallpaper and becomes increasingly delusional. The story is a commentary on the treatment of women's mental health during the 19th century and the harmful effects of patriarchal control. It is considered a feminist classic and has been adapted into plays, films, and operas.The ""rest cure"" was prescribed to Gilman by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, author of the Autobiography of a Quack.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.