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Bartleby, The Scrivener

Bartleby, The Scrivener - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mybook (Editor), Herman MelvilleAudience:Young AdultPublish date:9/5/2017Pages:68
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781976102615ISBN-10:1976102618UPC:9781976102615Book Category:Literary CollectionsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.14 inchesWeight:0.2293Product ID:SCY2S9BG5T
The narrator, an elderly, unnamed Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business, 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." To the dismay of the lawyer and the irritation of the other employees, Bartleby performs fewer and fewer tasks and eventually none, instead staring for long periods of time at a brick wall just outside one of the office's windows.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781976102615ISBN-10:1976102618UPC:9781976102615Book Category:Literary CollectionsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.14 inchesWeight:0.2293Product ID:SCY2S9BG5T
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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