Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel)
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Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel) is a comedic work by Frederic S. Isham about a man who wagers that he can tell the absolute truth for a set period, leading to a series of humorous and chaotic situations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederic S. Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
clash between politeness and absolute honesty
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risk of personal and social ruin from truth-telling wager ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
comedy
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humor ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Nothing But the Truth (1916 play)
NERFINISHED
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Nothing But the Truth (1920 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing But the Truth (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing But the Truth (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
situational comedy
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social satire ⓘ |
| hasWagerDuration | fixed period of time ⓘ |
| influenced | stage farces about compulsive truth-telling ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a man who vows to tell the absolute truth ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | constraint of always telling the truth ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a wager to tell only the truth for a fixed period ⓘ |
| plotCharacteristic |
series of humorous situations caused by strict truth-telling
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social chaos resulting from honesty ⓘ |
| publicationForm | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| setting | early 20th-century American society ⓘ |
| theme |
ethics of lying
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honesty and its consequences ⓘ social conventions ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| workTitle | Nothing But the Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel) Description of subject: Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel) is a comedic work by Frederic S. Isham about a man who wagers that he can tell the absolute truth for a set period, leading to a series of humorous and chaotic situations.
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