Publisher's Synopsis
""The Confessions of Artemas Quibble"" is a satirical novel written by Arthur Train. The book is a fictional autobiography of Artemas Quibble, a successful lawyer who is also a notorious liar and cheat. Throughout the book, Quibble recounts his various misadventures, including his involvement in a fraudulent land deal, his attempts to woo a wealthy widow, and his involvement in a scandalous murder trial. The novel is a witty and humorous take on the legal profession and the moral failings of those who occupy it. Train's writing is sharp and incisive, and his characters are vividly drawn and highly entertaining. ""The Confessions of Artemas Quibble"" is a must-read for fans of satire and legal fiction alike.1923. Illustrated. Train was the former assistant district attorney in New York City. His interactions with clients, together with his experiences in the courtroom, provided the material for the more than 250 short stories and novels he would write during his lifetime. 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 except Shysters or Shyster Lawyers as edited by Train. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
