The Yellow Wallpaper

What is the setting of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman?

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The Yellow Wallpaper is set in the 1800s. The location is an old summer home, rented by John for the sole purpose of allowing his wife to recover from what is believed to be post-partum depression. Some believe that the summer home is actually an assylum.

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