Susan Glaspell
Birth date: July 01, 1876
Died: July 27, 1948
Susan Glaspell's Books
The title is a misnomer. Not that there aren't some wonderful stories here, but they were never really chosen because they're the best American short stories of the 20th century. Rather, these are Updike's 56 picks out of the 2,000 stories originally chosen in the 84 volumes of a yearly anthology pu...
This is the second time I've read this short story. First time in college, second time just now. My outlook on life has somewhat changed with the greater experience. I believe I was more negative towards the story and the actions of the women in the story the last time I read it. It's not an orig...
Loved it. All the details, slowly unwinding throughout the story, made it jump up from the page. Loved all the small subtleties, everything being said, yet none of the characters actually saying anything in particular. No violence - yet a whole lot of violence. Masterful.
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