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The Third Degree
A novel which exposes the abuses in this country of the police system.
The son of an aristocratic New York family marries a woman socially beneath him, but of strong, womanly qualities that, later on, save the man from the tragic consequences of a dissipated life.
The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by law.
The play was the basis for the 1919 silent film of the same name starring Alice Joyce and the 1926 silent film starring Dolores Costello and Louise Dresser.
The son of an aristocratic New York family marries a woman socially beneath him, but of strong, womanly qualities that, later on, save the man from the tragic consequences of a dissipated life.
The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by law.
The play was the basis for the 1919 silent film of the same name starring Alice Joyce and the 1926 silent film starring Dolores Costello and Louise Dresser.
356 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1909
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January 20, 2017
2.75 stars
This book is quite hard to classify. It seems like it could indeed do well as a play, but it is rather dated...the police use a method called "The Third Degree" to cause their prisoner—the man who was in the room with the murder victim—to confess to doing it. It takes us through the death and the confession, then the efforts of the accused man's wife to clear his name.
The story was interesting as I read to see if the accused man would get off...but ultimately the story had no main point other than "Police should not coerce confession by hypnosis." Since I only paid about thirty cents for my copy, though, it's all good!
This book is quite hard to classify. It seems like it could indeed do well as a play, but it is rather dated...the police use a method called "The Third Degree" to cause their prisoner—the man who was in the room with the murder victim—to confess to doing it. It takes us through the death and the confession, then the efforts of the accused man's wife to clear his name.
The story was interesting as I read to see if the accused man would get off...but ultimately the story had no main point other than "Police should not coerce confession by hypnosis." Since I only paid about thirty cents for my copy, though, it's all good!
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