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Title details for The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Available

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Kirsten Potter
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This collection brings together twelve of the finest short stories of prominent American feminist author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. "The Yellow Wallpaper," Gilman's best-known work, was first published in 1892 and represents an important examination of nineteenth-century attitudes toward women's physical and mental health. Written as a collection of journal entries by a woman whose physician husband has confined her to her bedroom, the story depicts the narrator's descent into psychosis as her confinement gradually erodes her sanity. This collection also includes the stories "The Giant Wistaria," "According to Solomon," "The Boys and the Butter," "Her Housekeeper," "Martha's Mother," "A Middle-Sized Artist," "An Offender," "When I Was a Witch," "The Cottagette," "Making a Living," and "Mr. Robert Grey Sr."

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    April 19, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9781452621753
      • File size: 133051 KB
      • Duration: 04:37:11

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This fresh production of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short stories featuring strong and enterprising women pairs perfectly with the vocal talents of Laurel Lefkow. Lefkow lends emotional nuance to their pragmatism, courage, and desire as they transcend stifling societal expectations in stories like "The Widow's Might," "Bee Wise," and "An Elopement." "The Yellow Wallpaper," Gilman's best-known story, is the collection's standout, both in terms of its insightful foray into a postpartum emotional experience and Lefkow's masterful performance. Her voice gradually takes on a bright, fevered intensity as the story builds throughout the woman's isolated confinement inside the titular room of a country house. Listeners experience in the first-person the woman's smooth, unnerving breakdown. Lefkow's subtle shifts in tone and pacing throughout create an unforgettable experience. J.R.T. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine

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