Project Gutenberg 2007-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 195 Train, Arthur Cheney 1875 1945 The Confessions of Artemas Quibble Being the Ingenuous and Unvarnished History of Artemas Quibble, Esquire, One-Time Practitioner in the New York Criminal Courts, Together with an Account of the Divers Wiles, Tricks, Sophistries, Technicalities, and Sundry Artifices of Himself and Others of the Fraternity, Commonly Yclept "Shysters" or "Shyster Lawyers" Produced by an anonymous volunteer "The Confessions of Artemas Quibble" by Arthur Cheney Train is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Artemas Quibble, a struggling lawyer navigating the tricky waters of the New York criminal court system. It is likely to explore themes of ambition, morality, and the legal profession's often unscrupulous practices through Quibble’s experiences and reflections on his career. At the start of the novel, we meet Artemas Quibble, who recounts his humble origins as the son of a poor but honest Baptist minister. After losing his parents at a young age, he reluctantly embarks on a journey into the world of law, initially motivated by financial gain and a desire to escape poverty. As he enters law school at Harvard, he becomes increasingly drawn into a life of extravagant spending and reckless behavior. With mounting debts and a reputation as a socialite, he devises various schemes to secure his future, leading him to the bustling streets of New York City, where he encounters both the charm and the pitfalls of a career in criminal law. The opening chapters set the tone for a satirical yet reflective examination of Quibble's life, highlighting the absurdities of the legal system and the lengths to which individuals will go to seek success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Legal stories Attorney and client -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 329064 2025-10-08T13:21:00.401515 text/html 328892 2025-01-08T14:24:48.052629 text/html 207885 2025-10-08T13:21:07.306436 application/epub+zip 210807 2025-10-08T13:21:03.379438 application/epub+zip 189240 2025-10-08T13:21:02.267432 application/epub+zip 402103 2025-10-08T13:21:10.186428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383954 2025-10-08T13:21:06.506421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363110 2022-09-09T14:41:19.174030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303618 2025-10-08T13:21:00.083495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303411 2021-01-01T17:47:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303402 2021-01-01T17:47:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20103 2025-10-08T13:21:10.310418 application/rdf+xml 17633 2025-10-08T13:21:02.759454 image/jpeg 4186 2025-10-08T13:21:02.513448 image/jpeg 118526 2021-01-01T17:47:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 118496 2021-01-01T17:47:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 205750 2025-10-08T13:21:00.428488 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia