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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Frederic S. Isham NERFINISHED
centralConflict clash between politeness and absolute honesty
risk of personal and social ruin from truth-telling wager
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre comedy
humor
hasAdaptation Nothing But the Truth (1916 play) NERFINISHED
Nothing But the Truth (1920 film) NERFINISHED
Nothing But the Truth (1929 film) NERFINISHED
Nothing But the Truth (1941 film) NERFINISHED
hasHumorStyle situational comedy
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
social chaos resulting from honesty
publicationForm book
publicationYear 1914
setting early 20th-century American society
theme ethics of lying
honesty and its consequences
social conventions
truth
workTitle Nothing But the Truth NERFINISHED

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Nothing But the Truth (1941 film) basedOn Nothing But the Truth (1914 novel)