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A chi è rivolto
For readers who enjoy brisk crime drama with a moral edge, early stage thrillers, and stories about justice and revenge.
Che cos’è questo libro
Within the Law is a crime story built on one hard question. What can a wronged person do to a society that has wronged her, if she promises never to break its rules? It began as a play by Bayard Veiller, a New York playwright, and was turned into a novel by Marvin Dana soon afterward. Both versions tell the story of a young shop worker who is sent to prison for a theft she did not commit.
The book gives you a fast, scene-driven tale of injustice and payback, set in the American city of the early twentieth century. It asks where the line runs between crime and justice, and who gets to draw it. You will meet a woman who learns the law as a weapon, a rich family that learns what its pride has cost, and a police officer who suspects far more than he can prove. The first key point is the wrong that sets everything moving.
In questo riassunto
- 1A shop girl is blamed for a theftFree
- 2Prison teaches her what the law is
- 3She plans revenge without breaking a rule
- 4What the story says about justice and how it is told
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A shop girl is blamed for a theft
The story opens in the world of a big city department store. Mary Turner is a young woman who works behind the counter. She is honest, quick and poor, and she depends on her wages to live. The store belongs to Edward Gilder, a hard and respected businessman who thinks of his employees as small parts of his machine.
When goods go missing, Mary is accused. She protests that she is innocent, but the owner does not listen. Her word counts for little against his. Gilder insists on seeing the matter through, and the courts treat a poor girl as they would expect to treat a thief.
This opening matters because the whole book grows from it. The wrong is not a dramatic villain's plot. It is the ordinary cruelty of a powerful man who does not look closely at someone beneath him. The reader sees at once that Mary has done nothing, and that is why her later choices keep our sympathy even as they grow darker.
That’s 1 of 4 key points.
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What is Within the Law about?
It is about Mary Turner, a shop worker wrongly sent to prison for theft. After her release she plans to take revenge on the family that accused her while keeping strictly within the law.
Who wrote Within the Law?
Bayard Veiller wrote the original stage play, and Marvin Dana wrote the novel based on it. The novel tells the same story in prose, with the same sharp, scene-by-scene structure.
What does the title Within the Law mean?
It describes Mary's plan to do harm to her enemies by using only legal means. The title raises the question of whether something lawful can still be unjust.
Is Within the Law a true story?
No, it is fiction. It was written in the early twentieth century as a play and then a novel, and it draws on real worries about unfair courts, class and the power of employers.
Is Within the Law easy to read?
Yes. The plot moves quickly, the scenes are short and the language is plain. Because it comes from a stage play, it relies on clear conversation and strong contrasts between characters.