Loved itIn only 50 pages, this book is just a perfect account of what happens when, as a woman, you are not allowed access to your own intelligence.
The Yellow Wallpaper (1892)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Specially printed limited edition release for the Miskatonic Literary Society.
- ISBN:
- 9781804470046
- Length:
- 34 pages
Genres: horror
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Loved it
Loved itIt was unique in a way that it told a woman's story through such a short, I think it's like 20 pages or something, yet it was again really revealing of the times issues and it was about a woman's lack of autonomy.