Project Gutenberg 2009-05-15 Public domain in the USA. 63 Scott, Leroy 1875 1929 Chapman, Charles M. Counsel for the Defense Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Counsel for the Defense" by Leroy Scott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the fictional town of Westville and revolves around Dr. David West, who finds himself embroiled in a scandal when he is accused of accepting a bribe in relation to the town's new water-works project. His daughter, Katherine, a young woman recently returned home, takes it upon herself to defend her father against these charges, facing societal pressures and challenges along the way. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the character of Arnold Bruce, the editor of the local newspaper, the "Express", who is preparing for a celebration of Westville’s new municipal project. The atmosphere is one of excitement and community pride, but this is soon overshadowed by the shocking news of Dr. West's arrest for the alleged bribery. Katherine arrives home to learn of her father's predicament, which takes her by surprise and sets her on a determined path to prove his innocence. Her journey as a fledgling lawyer unfolds amidst skepticism from the townsfolk, the complexities of the legal system, and her interactions with significant figures, including the disapproving Bruce. The opening chapters set the stage for a gripping courtroom drama, framed by themes of loyalty, integrity, and the fight against injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Love stories Indiana -- Fiction Political corruption -- Fiction Women -- Social and moral questions -- Fiction Women lawyers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 607307 607288 2024-10-12T11:45:48.817656 2023-09-13T03:32:27.682065 text/html text/html 652439 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 337818 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368933 2024-10-12T11:45:58.346659 application/epub+zip 375133 2024-10-12T11:45:50.233665 application/epub+zip 309083 2024-10-12T11:45:49.511631 application/epub+zip 562915 2024-10-12T11:46:04.248589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511529 2024-10-12T11:45:57.444625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445966 2022-09-13T11:26:04.491985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530406 530217 2024-10-12T11:45:46.422156 2023-09-13T03:32:25.402047 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 530262 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201528 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 530254 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201480 2021-01-05T02:23:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22899 2024-10-12T11:46:04.407549 application/rdf+xml 18191 2024-10-12T11:45:49.615739 image/jpeg 2527 2024-10-12T11:45:49.564626 image/jpeg 332945 2024-10-12T11:45:48.876619 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia