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Read The Yellow Wallpaper in English, with German beside it
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1860–1935
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story published in January 1892. This landmark work of feminist literature and horror fiction follows a woman confined to a nursery by her physician husband as treatment for "temporary nervous depression." Forbidden from working or writing, she documents her experience through secret journal entries. With nothing to occupy her mind but the room's disturbing yellow wallpaper, she descends into madness, becoming obsessed with its strange patterns and the figures she perceives within it.
- Read time
- 28 min
- Words
- 6,085
- Chapters
- 1
- Paragraphs
- 269
- Price
- Free
- Feminist fiction
- Married women -- Psychology -- Fiction
- Mentally ill women -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Sex role -- Fiction
I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and here I am a comparative burden already!
Ich hatte vorgehabt, John eine solche Hilfe zu sein, eine wahre Erholung und ein Trost, und schon bin ich eine verhältnismäßige Last!
Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able—to dress and entertain, and order things.
Niemand würde glauben, welche Anstrengung es ist, das Wenige zu tun, was ich vermag — mich anzukleiden, Gesellschaft zu leisten und Anordnungen zu treffen.
Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #1952
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
Questions
What level do I need to read The Yellow Wallpaper here?
Lower than you would need alone. Both languages are on screen and aligned phrase by phrase, so you read at your own level and lean on the translation exactly as much as you need.
Is The Yellow Wallpaper really free to read?
Yes. The text is in the public domain, and the translation and alignment are ours to give. A free account opens the whole book; the paid tier is for unlimited explanations.
Can I read The Yellow Wallpaper in another language?
Yes. It is also published in ES, FR, and switching keeps your place, because both columns share one paragraph numbering.
How long does The Yellow Wallpaper take to read?
About 28 min at a normal pace, longer if you stop to look at the alignment, which is rather the point.
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