The Definite Object


The Definite Object is a 1917 crime romance novel by the British writer Jeffery Farnol. It was published in London by Sampson Low and in Boston by Little, Brown. A popular success in the United States, it was included on the Publisher Weekly's list of ten bestselling novels that year. Set in New York City, it features a millionaire bored with his life who pretends to be a lowlife and falls in with a gang of criminals.

Adaptations

It has been adapted into films twice: a 1920 silent British film The Definite Object directed by Edgar J. Camiller and starring Ann Elliott and Manhattan a 1924 silent American film produced by Paramount Pictures starring Richard Dix and Jacqueline Logan.