Knud Schrøder

Do I Have the Right to Take My Own Life? - Its melodramatic story answers the question of the title with a resounding "No!". A young clerk, tempted by easy money, get involved in crooked financial dealings. When they go badly wrong, and exposure and disgrace loom, he takes his own life. Not only does his suicide plunge his wife into destitution, his own immortal soul will live in a different dimension, doomed to eternal torment.

Amy Dorrit – nicknamed Little Dorrit – was born in Marshalsea debtors prison, where her father has been incarcerated for a minor debt for the last 23 years. She lives with him in the prison at night, while going out to work as a seamstress during the day, for the unpleasant Mrs. Clennam. One day, Mrs. Clennam’s son, Arthur, returns home after spending years abroad, and falls head over heels in love with Amy.