Bartleby the Scrivener and other stories
Herman Melville
Melville’s Bartleby is a classic American short story, a strange tale of an assiduous copyist whose catch-phrase is ‘I would prefer not to’. It is joined here by two other stories from The Piazza Tales, Melville’s idiosyncratic collection: The Lightning-Rod Man and The Bell Tower.
Author - Herman Melville.
Narrator - William Roberts.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2006 Herman Melville ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Melville’s Bartleby is a classic American short story, a strange tale of an assiduous copyist whose catch-phrase is ‘I would prefer not to’. It is joined here by two other stories from The Piazza Tales, Melville’s idiosyncratic collection: The Lightning-Rod Man and The Bell Tower. Author - Herman Melville. Narrator - William Roberts. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023. Copyright - © 2006 Herman Melville ©.
Language:
English
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Chapter 1
1/17/2023
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Chapter 2
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