I have not extensively studied the subject of feminist literature, but I found this introduction to be fascinating. It contains not only "The Yellow Wallpaper" but also nearly 20 other short stories, the novel "Herland," and an introduction by Barbara H. I knew I had to read more by this writer, and am extremely glad I purchased this omnibus volume.
The way in which the story was written was so modern that it was next to impossible for me to believe it was written in 1892. I picked up this book after a friend gave me a photocopy of one of the short stories within, "The Yellow Wallpaper," a mesmerizing first-person account of a woman suffering from extreme post-partum depression. Elder’s Idea,” published in Gilman’s own periodical, The Forerunner, readers can again encounter this witty, original, and audacious woman who dared to challenge the status quo and who created fiction that continues to be fresh and timeless.Įdited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. From “The Unexpected,” printed in Kate Field’s Washington in 1890, to such later tales as “Mrs.
Noted anthologist Barbara Solomon has put together a remarkable collection of Gilman’s fiction, which includes twenty short stories and the complete text of Herland, the landmark utopian novel that remained unavailable for more than sixty years. Her most famous short story, the intensely personal “The Yellow Wallpaper,” was read as a horror story when first published in 1892 and then lapsed into obscurity before being rediscovered and reinterpreted by feminist scholars in the 1970s. She was also widely read, with stories in popular magazines and with dozens of books in print. At the turn of the twentieth century, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a celebrity-acclaimed as a leader in the feminist movement and castigated for her divorce, her relinquishment of custody of her daughter, and her unconventional second marriage.
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