Susan Glaspell

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A Jury of Her Peers

A Jury of Her Peers

Susan Keating Glaspell was born on July 1st, 1876 in Davenport, Iowa.Glaspell, a precocious child, was an active student at Davenport High School. By 18 she was earning a salary at the local newspaper as a journalist, and by 20 she was the author of a...

A Jury of Her Peers

A Jury of Her Peers

In order to provide English learners with extensive reading pleasure, it consists of jewels that span the East and West, from literary works of famous writers such as Aesop's fables, Andersen, Shakespeare, and picture brothers to traditional fairy...

First known for her short stories (fifty were published), Glaspell also wrote nine novels, fifteen plays, and a biography. Often set in her native Midwest, these semi-autobiographical tales typically explore contemporary social issues, such as gender,...

The small Midwestern town of Freeport was scandalized years ago when Ruth Holland, then a young girl, ran away to the West with a married man. Now that she's returned home to take care of her dying father, she faces some hard truths about who her true...

Susan Keating Glaspell was born on July 1st, 1876 in Davenport, Iowa.Glaspell, a precocious child, was an active student at Davenport High School. By 18 she was earning a salary at the local newspaper as a journalist, and by 20 she was the author of a...

Inheritors, (1921) by American dramatist Susan Glaspell concerns the legacy of an idealistic farmer who wills his highly coveted midwest farmland to the establishment of a college (Act I.) Forty years later, when his granddaughter stands up for the...

In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose) Author - Susan Glaspell. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Susan Glaspell - A Short Story Collection

Susan Glaspell - A Short Story Collection

Susan Keating Glaspell was born on 1st of July 1876 in Davenport, Iowa.Glaspell, a precocious child, was an active student at Davenport High School. By 18 she was earning a salary at the local newspaper as a journalist, and by 20 she was the author of...

The Female Short Story - A Chronological History - Volume 9

The Female Short Story - A Chronological History - Volume 9

A wise man once said ‘The safest place for a child is in the arms of his mother’s voice’. This is a perfect place to start our anthology of female short stories.Some of our earliest memories are of our mothers telling us bedtime stories. This is not...

This play is Glaspell’s recognition of the way in which Victorian society left some women feeling trapped in roles for which they were unsuited. Because of the play’s non-realistic speech patterns and expressionistic elements, it was dismissed by most...

On the surface, this short play is a slice-of-life story about a murder investigation in the rural United States. However, it is also a story about the relationships between men and women, husbands and wives, and the often-overlooked "trifles" which...

Visioning , A Novel

Visioning , A Novel

The Visioning, Susan Glaspell's second novel, tells about Katie Jones, a young woman who lives in the comfortable world she knows with a charming circle of friends. Her brother is an army officer, and her uncle lives in Washington. The world she knows...