7 best short stories by Susan Glaspell

Susan Glaspell was highly regarded in her time, and was well known as a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Her short stories were regularly printed in the era's top periodicals, and her New York Times obituary states that she was "one of the nation's most widely-read novelists." With major achievements in drama, novel, and short fiction, Glaspell is often cited as a "prime example" of an overlooked female writer deserving canonization.This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories: His Smile"Government Goat"A Jury of Her PeersThe Anarchist: His Dog "One of Those Impossible Americans"At Twilight From A to Z



Born in 1876, Susan Glaspell is best known in literary circles for her stage play "Trifles" and her short story, "A Jury of Her Peers." Both works were inspired by her experiences as a courtroom reporter during a murder trial in 1900. She died in 1948.