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Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Herman Melville (1819-1891) "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street" by Herman Melville is a short story first published in 1853. A Wall Street lawyer hires a new copying clerk named Bartleby, who initially works diligently but soon begins refusing all tasks with the phrase "I would prefer not to." As Bartleby's passive resistance intensifies, the baffled narrator struggles to understand his enigmatic employee. This darkly compelling tale explores isolation, compassion, and the mystery of human behavior in an increasingly impersonal world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 6298