Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller

"Within the Law" is a novelization by Marvin Dana of Bayard Veiller's play, centering on a wrongly convicted woman who seeks legal revenge after her release from prison. It suits readers interested in early twentieth-century mystery and courtroom drama. Wait—I should flag a concern with the premise. The catalogue lists a 1997 publication date, but Bayard Veiller's play dates from 1912, and Marvin Dana's novelization is from that same era (around 1913). The 1997 date is likely a reprint, not first publication. More importantly, I'm confident about the general premise (a woman