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The Yellow Wallpaper

By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Narrated by: Jo Myddleton
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In this classic late-nineteenth-century story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a new mother suffering from what we might today call 'post-partum depression', is diagnosed with a nervous disorder.

Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.

Public Domain (P)2008 Summersdale Publishers Ltd Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Short Stories Scary Unreliable Narrator Inspiring Marriage

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Haunting Tale • Feminist Undercurrent • Perfect Narration • Psychological Depth • Creepy Atmosphere • Soothing Voice
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This has been one of my favorite short stories for years, and Jo Myddleton brings it to life beautifully. The narrator character was pitch perfect, which left all of the ambiguity and nuance within the story intact.

It’s easy to over dramatize this story when it’s read aloud. I love Myddleton’s sensitivity and restraint.

Perfect performance

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Beautifully read and very absorbing story. I enjoyed it and have replayed it.

Great Story

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This short story was the first short story that really got to me (in a good way!) and I've never forgotten it. I love this reading! The narration was perfect 👌

I've loved this story since college ❤

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this is a very spooky book a must read. with a great ending. the narrator does an excellent job.

yellow wallpaper

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I tried reading this short story on my own, but got lost in the prose. This narrator brought the story to life in a way that made me understand the complicated interplay between the woman and the wallpaper. Well done, Jo Middleton! Thank you!

Excellent narration

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Loved listening to every second of this. It is so haunting how someone can listen to this and get something different out of it than someone else. Beautifully done.

Haunting

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What made the experience of listening to The Yellow Wallpaper the most enjoyable?

Wonderful speaker

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Yellow Wallpaper?

the patterns

What about Jo Myddleton’s performance did you like?

Loved her voice please have her do more. I would love to listen to her all day long

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, absolutely

Any additional comments?

I'm suggesting this to all of my friends

Psycho-bio goes to extremes

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That was incredible! It was like Sylvia Plath and Stephen King wrote a short story together. I can't believe this was published in 18effing92! Every word, every turn was pitch-perfect, not to mention the performance. My God. I'm so impressed. I'm going to listen to this again right now, and I never do that. I don't even like most short stories, but that was an experience, and all done with a feminist undercurrent in the pre-pre-pre-feminist era. Unbelievable. Buy this exact version! Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a genius, and despite the fact that the character is supposed to be an American, Jo Middleton is a perfect fit. You will not regret this pick.

Wow.

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worth the wait, a really true tale of what mental instability may present good listen for someone who is dark leaning

superb, it took me a few sessions but the end was

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this was a very Odd through intresting story. has replay value and I reccomend it

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