Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations.
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Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations.
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Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

by Herman Melville
Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

by Herman Melville

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Overview

Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781455410095
Publisher: B & R Samizdat Express
Publication date: 04/01/2011
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 268 KB

About the Author

Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891) was an American author best known for his book, "Moby Dick".

Jeremy Kay is the Publisher of Bartleby Press

Date of Birth:

August 1, 1819

Date of Death:

September 28, 1891

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Attended the Albany Academy in Albany, New York, until age 15
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