Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1548505331 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City’s Wall Street, it was also, perhaps, Herman Melville's most prescient story: what if a young man caught up in the rat race of commerce finally just said, "I would prefer not to"? The tale is one of the final works of fiction published by Melville before, slipping into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby-Dick, he abandoned publishing fiction. The work is presented here exactly as it was originally published in Putnam's magazine—to, sadly, critical disdain.
His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, became a bestseller), but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – Sept
"Great Read and Test for Social Philosophy" according to mtcworld. When you say "Herman Melville", people groan and think of being made to read Moby Dick in high school and/or college. This is quick, interesting, and raises a lot of questions. I give it to my friends to see if they are a social conservative or a social liberal. The plot moves quickly, although the writing style is dated.. John F. Anderson Jr. said Herman melville is a great writer for sure. this is a short story with with some complexity around character development. there were really only two characters in the story. the narrator who was the owner of the firm and bartleby, someone he hired. It has a sad ending. The author does leave a lot of questions unanswered, but the story still reads well.. A must read I love this book encountered this character in a graduate level course of Melville's works for my Master's degree back in the '70s. What a great answer Bartleby gave when he "preferred not to"! I've used this myself--sometimes jokingly--in the years since I became acquainted with the scrivener.
. About the AuthorHerman Melville (1819 - 1891) Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, became a bestseller), but after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick