Herman Melville

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Bartleby the Scrivener (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

In Manhattan, an elderly lawyer's business is growing. Having two scriveners in his employ, the lawyer advertises for a third to meet demand. Enter Bartleby, a glum albeit quality scrivener. However, the lawyer quickly discovers that something is off with his new employee. When asked to perform any duties outside of copying, Bartleby responds with a canned I would prefer not to. Soon Bartleby is living at the office and performing less and less at work. Finally fed up with his strange new scrivener, the lawyer asks Bartleby to leave, only to find himself on the receiving end of yet another I would prefer not to.

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• Größe: 0.31MB

Autor

Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. Although he experienced some success during his lifetime, he quickly faded from literary fame and did not regain popularity until the early 20th century, when Moby Dick was hailed as a literary masterpiece and paved the way for the critical celebration of his other works, including Billy Budd, Benito Cereno, and Bartleby, the Scrivener.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dreamscape Media
• Seitenzahl: 63
• Altersempfehlung: ab 13 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781974996834
• Artikelnr.: 52373710

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