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MARGIN CLASSICS The YellowWallpaper CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN 1892
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The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A woman confined to a room for a “rest cure” becomes obsessed with its wallpaper. A short, chilling landmark of feminist fiction.

First published 1892 · 6,173 words · about 1 hour to read · 23 pages at 10.3″

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