#12 in Short stories
The Yellow Wallpaper
- 34
- Pages
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About the book
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature for its illustration of the attitudes towards the mental and physical health of women in the 19th century. It is also lauded as an very excellent work of horror fiction.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 865 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Short stories average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 87 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 778 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Yellow Wallpaper?
It has 34 pages — shorter than 96% of the ranked books in Short stories.
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