Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street
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- First published
- 1853
- Pages
- 32Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 40 minutes2 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
A Wall Street lawyer hires a copyist whose quiet refusal to follow an ordinary instruction soon changes the habits of the whole office. The narrator keeps trying to find a practical category for behaviour that remains baffling to him.
The lawyer’s tone matters as much as Bartleby’s words. His efforts to explain what he owes an employee give the story several possible readings without settling what Bartleby wants.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- short fiction with ambiguous motives
- office settings
- narrators who reveal themselves indirectly
Things You May Not Know About Bartleby, the Scrivener
- The story first appeared in Putnam’s Monthly Magazine.
- The narrator is Bartleby’s employer.
About this edition
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