Bartleby, The Scrivener
$19.51
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
Enjoy a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Herman Melville, the great, epic storyteller of Modern America, and his enduring tale of a man who takes refusing to conform to its extreme limits.
Herman Melville’s enduringly comic and affecting tale of a man who takes quiet quitting to its extreme. A new clerk in a Wall Street lawyer’s office causes dismay and confusion when, after a productive start, he suddenly refuses to do his job. But how to deal with Bartleby, the Scrivener, when he refuses to lea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529981469 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529981468 |
| Author: | Herman Melville |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 122g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
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About The Author
Herman Melville
Herman Melville was born on 1st August 1819. He embarked on his first sea voyage in 1839 as a cabin boy on the St Lawrence, bound for Liverpool. He later worked as a teacher before returning to the sea on the Achushnet. During this voyage, he abandoned ship and spent time living among the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands. This experience served as the inspiration for his highly successful novels, Typee and Omoo.
Melville formed a close friendship with the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated Moby-Dick. However, Moby-Dick and his subsequent works, including his poetry, did not achieve significant success during his lifetime. The initial print run of 3,000 copies of Moby-Dick did not sell out. It was not until the 1920s that Melville’s literary contributions began to receive widespread recognition and appreciation. Today, Moby-Dick is regarded as one of the most significant novels in American literature.
Melville passed away on 28th September 1891.
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