Here in one convenient volume are the two versions of the same story that Susan Glaspell wrote. 'Trifles', her first play, was performed and published in 1916; the following year, Glaspell wrote 'A Jury of Her Peers as a short story version of the same story in order to reach a wider audience. Both texts are early feminist masterpieces, and with this edition readers can read both versions of this classic story which challenges male prejudice.
Here in one convenient volume are the two versions of the same story that Susan Glaspell wrote. 'Trifles', her first play, was performed and published in 1916; the following year, Glaspell wrote 'A Jury of Her Peers as a short story version of the same story in order to reach a wider audience. Both texts are early feminist masterpieces, and with this edition readers can read both versions of this classic story which challenges male prejudice.
