• Bartleby, the Scrivener | 9999903413493 | Herman Melville

    Bartleby, the Scrivener

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    A Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business, relates the story of the strangest man he has known: Bartleby. At the start of his story the lawyer already employs two scriveners to copy legal documents by hand: Nippers and Turkey. An increase in business leads him to advertise for a third, and he h...
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    • Book binding : Paperback
    • Preservation state : 3. Good
    • Publication Date : 29/12/2025
    • Year of edition : 0
    • Authors : Herman Melville
    • Number of pages : 36
    A Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business, relates the story of the strangest man he has known: Bartleby. At the start of his story the lawyer already employs two scriveners to copy legal documents by hand: Nippers and Turkey. An increase in business leads him to advertise for a third, and he hires the forlorn-looking Bartleby in the hope that his calmness will soothe the irascible temperaments of the other two.At first, Bartleby produces a large volume of high-quality work. But one day, when asked to help proofread a document, Bartleby answers with what soon becomes his perpetual response to every request-"I would prefer not to."

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