Four classic plays which are committed to developing deep, sympathetic characters, and to understanding 'life' in its complexity. Includes the following plays: Trifles, The Outside, The Verge, Inheritors.
Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels ofSusan Glaspell which are Fidelity and The Visioning. Susan Glaspell was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. In the early 21st century Glaspell is today recognized as a pioneering feminist writer and America's first important modern female playwright. According to Britain's leading theatre critic, Michael Billington, she remains, "American drama's best-kept secret." Novels selected for this book: - Fidelity - The Visioning This is one of many books in the seriesEssential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
Susan Keating Glaspell was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. With her husband George Cram Cook, she founded the Provincetown Players, the first modern American theatre company. First known for her short stories, Glaspell is known also to have written nine novels, fifteen plays, and a biography.
Springtime refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Besides inspiring outdoor parties and lovers' promises, spring has also inspired writers. Check out these seven spring short stories by great authors. This book contains: - April Showers by Edith Wharton. - In the Spring by Guy de Maupassant. - Springtime a la Carte by O. Henry. - The Judgment by Franz Kafka. - Bliss by Katherine Mansfield. - The Veteran by Stephen Crane. - At Twilight by Susan Glaspell.
Death is one of the most important themes in literature - the fragility of human life and our own finitude have haunted authors since the early days. So what about murder? The act of taking a human life goes beyond the scope of crime and haunts our own concept of humanity. Many authors have dedicated themselves to this subject and you can check out these short stories in this volume of our collection. This book contains: - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell. - The Caballero's Way by O. Henry. - The Sheriff's Children by Charles W. Chesnut. - Moon-face by Jack London. - Brothers by Sherwood Anderson. - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Expressive and quick-witted, Gemini are sociable at parties, affectionate with friends and pleasant to have around. When confronted with their dark side, Gemini can be anxious and inconsistent. In this book you will find seven short stories specially selected to illustrate the different aspects of the Gemini personality. For a more complete experience, be sure to also read the anthologies of your rising sign and moon! This book contains: - Castor and Pollux. - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. - William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe. - Eveline by James Joyce. - The Greek Interpreter by Arthur Conan Doyle. - The Fly by Katherine Mansfield. - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell.
This collection of essays focuses on the history and politics of the Women's Liberation Movement and Women's Studies, in Australia and around the world.
Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Feminist Fiction. Feminist literature is fiction, nonfiction, drama, or poetry, which supports the feminist goals of defining, establishing, and defending equal civil, political, economic, and social rights for women. It often identifies women's roles as unequal to those of men – particularly as regarding status, privilege, and power – and generally portrays the consequences to societies as undesirable. This book contains the following texts: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin; The Gentle Lena by Gertrude Stein; The Fullness of Life by Edith Wharton; The Marble Child by Edith Nesbit; A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell; Bliss by Katherine Mansfield.
Brief summaries of the careers of famous people, with occupation, places and dates of birth and death, and sources of information. Includes living and deceased persons.
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