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

The Confessions of Artemas Quibble, written by Arthur Cheney Train in 1923, is a satirical novel that follows the life of Artemas Quibble, a struggling lawyer navigating the complexities of the New York criminal court system. The narrative explores themes of ambition, morality, and the often unscrupulous practices within the legal profession, as Quibble recounts his journey from humble beginnings to a life filled with extravagant spending and reckless behavior. Train, a former assistant district attorney, draws on his own courtroom experiences to provide a candid and humorous critique of the legal world, highlighting the tricks and technicalities employed by lawyers, often referred to as 'shysters.'