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Bartleby the Scrivener


Book Description
"I prefer not to," he respectfully and slowly said, and mildly disappeared.

Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world-even those daunted by Moby-Dick-Bartleby the Scrivener is simply one of the most absorbing and moving novellas ever. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City's Wall Street, it was also, perhaps, Herman Melville's most prescie... More
Book Information
PublisherMelville House
BindingKindle Edition (21 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages80
ISBN-10B004ZZMBIA
Publication Date06/14/2011
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About Herman Melville (Author) : Herman Melville was a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Herman Melville include Moby-Dick: New Edition (Everyman's Library (Paper)), Moby Dick, Typee... more
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10/3/2015 Joshua Mark said:
After Moby Dick, this is my favorite work by Melville and one of my favorite works ever. The story of the clerk who prefers not to do his job and refuses to give any reason at all resonates on so many levels. It's beautifully written and very memorable. Modern-day tales of existential angst have not... more

tags: religion, culture, philosophy, Literature

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