Melville, Herman 1819-1891 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street" by Herman Melville is a short story first published in 1853. A Wall Street lawyer hires a new copying clerk named Bartleby, who initially works diligently but soon begins refusing all tasks with the phrase "I would prefer not to." As Bartleby's passive resistance intensifies, the baffled narrator struggles to understand his enigmatic employee. This darkly compelling tale explores isolation, compassion, and the mystery of human behavior in an increasingly impersonal world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartleby,_the_Scrivener Release date is 2004-02-01 Steve J. Nelson and Clara T. Nelson Original publication data not identified New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Psychological fiction Young men -- Fiction Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction Copyists -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11231 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11231 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133252.0 11231